I'm wanting to buy a pair of pea puffers for my 5 gallon tank.
either that or figure 8's, but i was thinking the figure 8's wouldnt be comfortable in crampt quarters.
Anywho, Ive read very different things about pea puffers, some say that salt is bad for them and they are purley freshwater, and others say that brackish is all they can survive in.
I also read Puffers need 3 gallons to themselves because they are very territorial and agressive, so could I keep 2 in my 5g? I read that I should buy 3 and the third wheel will cycle out, i'll move the third puffer that they pick on and dont like, and the 2 remaining will be much happier.
the tank is densly covered in plants, so their vision of each other will be obscured.
how messy are they? the tank has a 5g underwater filter, but the tank is small so it would get dirty fast? but than the pea's are yay big ( )
what should the pH be at? is their anything specific i should have? just neutral 7.0? Oh, and also, the substrate in it now is gravel, would it benifit them more if I changed it to sand?
Alright i think that covers everything. thanks for your time.
either that or figure 8's, but i was thinking the figure 8's wouldnt be comfortable in crampt quarters.
Anywho, Ive read very different things about pea puffers, some say that salt is bad for them and they are purley freshwater, and others say that brackish is all they can survive in.
I also read Puffers need 3 gallons to themselves because they are very territorial and agressive, so could I keep 2 in my 5g? I read that I should buy 3 and the third wheel will cycle out, i'll move the third puffer that they pick on and dont like, and the 2 remaining will be much happier.
the tank is densly covered in plants, so their vision of each other will be obscured.
how messy are they? the tank has a 5g underwater filter, but the tank is small so it would get dirty fast? but than the pea's are yay big ( )
what should the pH be at? is their anything specific i should have? just neutral 7.0? Oh, and also, the substrate in it now is gravel, would it benifit them more if I changed it to sand?
Alright i think that covers everything. thanks for your time.