Puffers for a 20 gallon Long
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i think you can put an arrowhead,figure 8(a few i would think), definitely a few dwarf puffers, and maybe a greenspot puffer, although i actually beleive they are brackish. Im no puffer expert tho and i think you may get better answers in the "other monster fish" section
just my $.02-
Dillon
just my $.02-
Dillon
I would no consider anything else than dward puffers. For sure you could fit others like mentioned above, but presonally I think it's a very small aquarium for such a fish. They will be bored to turn in circles.
Plus puffers are not exactly your community fish...they tend to be very aggressive and pick at each other. I think dwarfs are not that bad i've seen a 20ish tank full of them once they were doing fine...
Plus puffers are not exactly your community fish...they tend to be very aggressive and pick at each other. I think dwarfs are not that bad i've seen a 20ish tank full of them once they were doing fine...
I think an arrowhead would be fine because for the most part they are not an active fish. they'll spend most of the time buried in the sand (if that's the substrate you provide...which you should 
) waiting for prey to pass by. other than that and the occasional stroll around the bottom of the tank, I never found the 2 I used to have to be active at all. they definitely like to stay hidden. 
) waiting for prey to pass by. other than that and the occasional stroll around the bottom of the tank, I never found the 2 I used to have to be active at all. they definitely like to stay hidden.
guppy said:
very true...there are several smaller "red eye" species that only grow to 3" that would be fine in a 20 long. T. irrubesco, T. lorteti, T. cochinenshis(sp?) and T. salivator (never seen one available though) would also be fine in a 20 long.
I would go with dwarves in a heavily planted tank... they look gorgeous in such a tank. My 0.02
Best regards.
Daniel.
Best regards.
Daniel.