freshwater puffers
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The puffers typically offered in stores are -
Figure 8 puffer
Green Spotted puffer
Ceylon puffer
South American Puffer
Congo Puffer
Fahaka Puffer
Mbu Puffer
Irrubesco puffer
Lorteti puffer
Fangs puffer
Fahaka
etc
Only the top 3 are considered brackish, and the GSP and Ceylon is considered to need marine conditions in adulthood. There are plenty more puffers available that I haven't listed here that are freshwater (or marine) also, so to say brackish would increase the options is untrue.
For tanks of 30g and less you are looking at -
"Auriglobus modestus" - The bronze puffer. This fish would have plenty of room in a 30, but they max out at 4". I think this is one of the few puffers that is piscovorious, but I couldn't be sure.
"Carinotetraodon irrubesco" - the red eye red tail puffer - These fish max out at 2 inches, and are shy.
"Carinotetraodon lorteti" - Red eye puffer - Same as above
"Carinotetraodon travancoricus" - Dwarf puffer. They max out at around an inch, and are great fish, but I doubt it's what you're looking for.
"Colomesus asellus" - South american puffer. Max out at 4" and are mostly timid enough to cohabit with other creatures.
"Tetraodon cochinchinensis" - Fangs puffer. Max out at 4" also, and are quite often shy fish.
"Tetraodon Miurus" - Congo puffer. Gets up to 6inches, very aggressive, but as it is an ambush fish, won't swim around a whole lot.
"Tetraodon palembangensis" - - King kong puffer. Also an ambush fish.
"Tetraodon suvattii" - Pig nose puffer. Gets to 6 inches, but doesn't swim around a whole lot.
Those are the freshwater puffers suitable for 30g. For bigg than that, you're looking at
"Tetraodon lineatus" - Fahaka puffer, needs 125 minimum, grows to 20" and very fast
"Tetraodon mbu" - Mbu puffer/Giant puffer, needs 150g+ in adulthood, these guys are enormous.
Hope that was some help.
Figure 8 puffer
Green Spotted puffer
Ceylon puffer
South American Puffer
Congo Puffer
Fahaka Puffer
Mbu Puffer
Irrubesco puffer
Lorteti puffer
Fangs puffer
Fahaka
etc
Only the top 3 are considered brackish, and the GSP and Ceylon is considered to need marine conditions in adulthood. There are plenty more puffers available that I haven't listed here that are freshwater (or marine) also, so to say brackish would increase the options is untrue.
For tanks of 30g and less you are looking at -
"Auriglobus modestus" - The bronze puffer. This fish would have plenty of room in a 30, but they max out at 4". I think this is one of the few puffers that is piscovorious, but I couldn't be sure.
"Carinotetraodon irrubesco" - the red eye red tail puffer - These fish max out at 2 inches, and are shy.
"Carinotetraodon lorteti" - Red eye puffer - Same as above
"Carinotetraodon travancoricus" - Dwarf puffer. They max out at around an inch, and are great fish, but I doubt it's what you're looking for.
"Colomesus asellus" - South american puffer. Max out at 4" and are mostly timid enough to cohabit with other creatures.
"Tetraodon cochinchinensis" - Fangs puffer. Max out at 4" also, and are quite often shy fish.
"Tetraodon Miurus" - Congo puffer. Gets up to 6inches, very aggressive, but as it is an ambush fish, won't swim around a whole lot.
"Tetraodon palembangensis" - - King kong puffer. Also an ambush fish.
"Tetraodon suvattii" - Pig nose puffer. Gets to 6 inches, but doesn't swim around a whole lot.
Those are the freshwater puffers suitable for 30g. For bigg than that, you're looking at
"Tetraodon lineatus" - Fahaka puffer, needs 125 minimum, grows to 20" and very fast
"Tetraodon mbu" - Mbu puffer/Giant puffer, needs 150g+ in adulthood, these guys are enormous.
Hope that was some help.
Hi, didn't know the King Kong Puffer also known as Ambush Fish, any other info., you can let me have appreciated, not easy to find out about, fairly new I am told?Fella;453544;453544 said:
Not new at all. That is the Monotrete palembangensis . Many folks at my forum have one. Do a search. Also: http://www.**************.com/forum...2_GALLERYSID=c369143bb23e6d372bfe28b138bb5a43
That is a great list! I was wanting some fw puffers, but have read they are very aggressive. Can they be put with ANY other species?
