Now that I know a puffer is out of the questions what are some suggestions for an oddball? the stranger, uglier and more out there the better!!...lol Or if anyone knows where I can get a Fly River Turtle in the states
Question About Puffers
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depends what you mean by oddball, you could go for a clown Knife, most people who keep arowanas and bichirs go for them so they must be a good bet.
depending on your stance on mixing cichlids, there are several large growing african cichlids that may fit the bill.
Champsochromis Caeruleus, looks like a pike, gets very big and looks unique, from what I've read they actually play very well with tankmates despite being a predator.
depending on your stance on mixing cichlids, there are several large growing african cichlids that may fit the bill.
Champsochromis Caeruleus, looks like a pike, gets very big and looks unique, from what I've read they actually play very well with tankmates despite being a predator.
You've got some rather large fish in there already. Assuming all of these fish are still babies, you could get away with adding a Mbu puffer at this stage. As others have posted, it may be a bit of a fin-nipper in the beginning, but this group of fish should grow to ignore eachother. Unfortunately, the Mbu would likely be your only option for a puffer. Most puffers are brackish and the fahaka is far too aggressive. I have had my Fahaka for 8 years now and he is a LONER. He would eat me if I jumped in with him. Overall, I think you could get away with a Mbu puffer with this group of fish with little luck necessary as long as these fish "grow up" together. Just make sure you have ample filtration as these fish you have listed are high-waste fish (Mbu Puffer included). Your tank is more than enough in size to house these fish.
As much as I really want a puffer I think I am going to have to go with a different choice. I am now looking for the most outrageous ugly gnarly fish or two I can find to finish off my stock. As far as filtration I am going to be running a Fluval FX5 as my biological filter, Cascade 1000 converted into a charcoal reactor (the entire thing is packed full of it) and a marineland magnum 350 Pro set up as a water polisher. These are all going to plumbed into a custom set up that is going to take water from a overflow/skimmer, the middle and the bottom of the tank along with weekly water changes.
With that stock list an MBU wouldn't work in that tank due to 2 reasons... the potential size it will eventually reach, and the amount of bio-load a MBU will produce added to the existing stock would most probably wreck havoc...
Look into the African Lungfish.....there's a larger "gnarly" fish for you to have.....and hey....if you ever get board looking at him in the tank you could always take him out and hold him for a bit....LOL. My neighbor keeps two of them within his custom system and they are nothing short of a conversation piece...even among the other impressive stock you have compiled.
Do you happen to know the scientific name of the lungfish? Are there different kinds of them?
Protopterus Dolloi..........called the neighbor. That is the scientific name for the type that he keeps. In terms of other types of Lungfish or if there even are any...I cannot say as I do not keep these fish or know much about them....My neighbor keeps both of his in a 500g. He has an adult silver arowana (3.5-4' long), peacock bass (the king of the tank), a humungo red-belly pacu and an assortment of others. The lungfish don't have a history bothering the other fish....my neighbor's case being the only source of information I have.....I apologize if I came off as if I was trying to profess on the subject.
