figure 8 puffer
- Thread starter Mike fail
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Pufferpunk;1948312; said:
hello. im currently setting up a brackish aquarium (currently at 1.008 sg). the tank i have at the moment is only a 100L tank, it has been cycling for about 6 weeks and is well over filtrated. using a fluval 4 plus, rated for tanks up to 200L.
as it stands its drained so there is 8" of water in the tank, as i have some archerfish and monos coming on monday. will i be able to put a figure 8 in with these fish? ive read that these fish are generally less agressive than other puffers, but like most, will become more aggressive as they grow.
i will be getting a 400L tank 5ft x 1.5ft x 2ft in a few months, when i move to my new house. i hope to have the same sort of setup. sand substrate, bogwood, good looking fake plants ect.
so is it possibe? or is it even possible to do when i have my new more spacious tank?
i wouldnt trust the puffer not to rip the fins off your other fish. they look innocent and blimpy but theyre evil. evil i tell you.
Pufferpunk;1959172; said:
"evil i tells ya!!!"
ha ha
i thought figure8's where able to handle higher salinity than .005.
fair enough. will think about using the old 3ft tank for a puffer only setup, when i gets my new tank.
thanks all
It's not what they can "handle", it's what they do best in. A decade-long experiment was done on them & they can live 18+ years in this SG.
I know that monos eventually do best in full marine conditions as adults, but figure eight puffers cannot be acclimated to full marine conditions.