Chichlids And Puffer Fish

[OceanGoddess]

My chichlids seem to just love my puffer. Do you guys thinkthis is a good combo?

 

[@ombomb]

Long answer: Which cichlids / puffer?

Short answer: No!

 

[OceanGoddess]

Well geez, I sure was wondering! The guy at the pet store said they would be fine. Think he was just trying to make a sell! oh my...what to do!
The chiclids are small for now...the common ones....

 

[@ombomb]

The chiclids are small for now...the common ones....

...oh those ones that swim you mean

 

[timmystood]

Are they African/Malawi Cichlids or South American Cichlids?
What type of Puffer is it?

Whatever the species, both have very different diets.

 

[OceanGoddess]

The chiclids are small for now...the common ones....

...oh those ones that swim you mean

Ah well I guess I have to take them back to the pet store. I just got them yesterday.
It's not fault the pet guy gave me bad advice.

The chichlids are small yellow labs. The puffer is a figure eight.

 

[Breeze7050]

Not a very good combination as cichlids are freshwater and the Fig. 8 is a brackish (part fresh, part salt) fish. I suggest returning the puffer if you don't intend to keep him in brackish water.
sorry bout your bad luck! Might not want to go to that fish store again!

 

[@ombomb]

sorry bout your bad luck! Might not want to go to that fish store again!

Not so much bad luck as poor preparation.

We've all done it though...

The key is to understand what you want before you get to the petshop and avoid buying anything which you do not know the reqirements / compatability of on a whim.

 

[OceanGoddess]

True. Well I still have my reciept and I guess I learned a lesson for next time. I figured that the people that worked at the petsmart knew what they were talking about...ha guess not.

 

[celaeno]

I figured that the people that worked at the petsmart knew what they were talking about...ha guess not.

trusting what petsmart says is like trusting a squirrel to safely run across a busy highway.

 

[Darkehorse]

trusting what petsmart says is like trusting a squirrel to safely run across a busy highway.

Keep in mind that each PetSmart's staff is going to have wildly varying degrees of competence. My Petsmart has actually fish enthusiasts working there and therefore they know a lot and I trust their advice for the most part. Gross generalizations are nothing but gross generalizations.

-Darke