Ok so I am planning on a F8 for my 20g tank and was wondering if they are freshwater or brackish I have read both and I just want a final answer.
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Figure 8 Puffers
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Puffers do best in brackish water, although they can be kept in fresh when they are young. I believe the brackish/marine area of this site would have more helpful info for you.
Druu;1184324; said:
That is a very vague statement. It could be misleading.
Figure 8 Puffers (tetraodon biocellotus) and Green Spotted Puffers (tetraodon nigroviridis), as well as Ceylon Puffers (tetraodon fluviatilis) are all ANADROMOUS puffers. They breed in freshwater, and migrate towards saltwater. It is believed that their salinity should graduate with their age and size.
Juvenile Figure 8 Puffers do best in light Brackish water. They can live in light brackish long-term, as well as a high brackish salinity.
Figure 8 Puffers do not live in pure Saltwater as well as their counterparts, the Green Spotted or Ceylon puffers.
As far as all puffers doing better in salt.. Let it be known that their are over 30 species of FRESHWATER ONLY Pufferfish. Some, even enjoy soft water.
Since it would be impractical to constantly adjust the SG of our tanks (stressing the biological bacteria), it has been discovered, in a decade-long study, that F8s do best in as SG of 1.005 for life. A substrate of crushed coral or aragonite will help keep the pH steady, around 8.