Need Puffer Advice

[pjmars]

Hello All:

Thank you for your help in advance. I am currently thinking about acquiring a colomesus asellus (Amazon Puffer) and setting up my new acrylic 55 gallon for it. I was wondering, since these usually get up to 4" and sometimes even 5" in length, is it ok to house this beauty in a tank that is only 12" wide? Is that sufficiently comfortable for it?

Also: I've heard that over-filtration is a must, specifically the mechanical part, when having puffers. Is there any setup that is preferred if i only intend to have one in a well planted tank? Anything else i should know?

Thank you so much!

Regards,

Paul.

 

[channarox]

should be fine.
they need hard foods to keep their teeth down.

 

[Pufferpunk]

3" is the largest I've ever come across, even in my public aquarium, where they have over 20 of them. Beware, this species need regular teeth trimming.

 

[luisrcrx]

if you find one let me know

 

[benzjamin13]

That tank size is great for that Puffer.