Toadfish, scat, and puffer in 55gal?

[Littleman707]

Would a grunting toadfish max size 10 inchs, a scat dinner plate max size and a green spotted puffer max size 6 inches get together fine in a 55 gal. brackish water

 

[Laticauda]

The scat would be too big. Some people say a toadfish is fine in a 55, but I would prefer them in something wider than 12" for a 10" fish.

The puffer would be fine, and you may just not have enough water for that large of a bioload.

 

[Littleman707]

ok thanks

 

[Pufferpunk]

I think the toadfish could easily swallow the puffer, killing them both.

 

[Sancha]

I think the toadfish could easily swallow the puffer, killing them both.

False. My LFS's toadfish ate a GSP and is still alive today. He thinks that they have like a natural defense to it or something.

 

[SimonL]

It's still a bad combo, regardless of one toadfish surviving. Puffers are poisonous, things that eat them, usually die. Scats are really nippy with bottom dwelling fish like toadfish, as well as puffers.

 

[Pufferpunk]

False. My LFS's toadfish ate a GSP and is still alive today. He thinks that they have like a natural defense to it or something.

So that's good for the puffer? Still a BAD combo, as you stated.

 

[Sancha]

So that's good for the puffer? Still a BAD combo, as you stated.

Didn't say it was good for the puffer. I think it's just crazy how they can survive it, and it was a Fugu Puffer not a GSD my bad. I have mine with my GSD. Mine doesn't really mess with fish though. Just crawdads and worms, and stuff really.