any puffer in a community?

[Jorge Regula]

Right now, I keep an Avocado Puffer with 3 Clown Loaches, a Redtail Shark, and a Sailfin Pleco.

Never thought anything would go in there with the puffer and never intended to put anything else in his tank originally.

But, I have extensive rockwork for all of the others to hole up in if they need to, and all but the shark have been in there over a year with no aggression at all from the puffer towards his tankmates.

Even more surpringly, the Pleco is the one who bosses everyone around, including the puffer! No one bothers him in his cave.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Which species are you referring to as "avacado"?

 

[Jorge Regula]

It's a Modestus.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I kept a modestus for a long time with a large Royal pleco but he killed the rest of his tank mates in one night.

 

[Jorge Regula]

I kept a modestus for a long time with a large Royal pleco but he killed the rest of his tank mates in one night.

I'm aware he is not a community fish. They have many places they can escape him if he gets aggro overnight. I'm not worried.

I also have multiple tanks, so if this guy decides he wants to be alone again, he will be. and the loaches will be safe in another tank.

 

[Anderman]

Here is my Mbu puffer in my community pred tank. Doesn't work this way all the time but it has worked for me for over 1 1/2yrs. All depends on your puffers personality.

 

[Pufferpunk]

That's a HUGE bioload you have there!

 

[Anderman]

That's a HUGE bioload you have there!

145 gallon sump and weekly and sometimes 2x weekly waterchanges.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Wow monster tank!