Can I Add 2 South American Puffers?

[LolaLouie]

Current Stock:

4 Pentazona barbs
5 Cockatoos (juveniles- selling when older)
3 Angelfish
4 African Dwarf Frogs
6 Corydoras
2 Plecos (gold nugget juvie and L168)
4 Amano shrimp


I have read websites so please could you base your answers on personal knowledge and experience.

Thanks

 

[Davo86]

Hi LolaLouie
SAP's are best kept to species tanks really or with fast moving larger species,
with regards to your other fish, the amano shrimp would be a nice snack for a SA puffer and the rest would probably get their fins shredded at some point.

 

[LolaLouie]

Oh ok.. thanks.. would it make a difference if I got the SA puffer as a baby?

 

[Davo86]

Oh ok.. thanks.. would it make a difference if I got the SA puffer as a baby?

not really, think of them as an aggressive lone tiger barb with teeth,
anything slow moving, i.e. your angelfish would simply be too tempting and would soon get nipped