Puffer Tank Mates

[fishy55599]

Ive read they get along with betta, tiger barb, ottos, danios.

What other fish can you put in with them?

 

[alex.wardle]

Not with bettas. Puffers will destroy their fins.

 

[lilacamy931]

To be honest what puffers are we talking about? Most puffers will not accept tankmates at all and there are a couple that can be attempted with some communities but generally no, no tankmates for puffers.

Is this perhaps for dwarf puffers? A usual combination is to try with ottos but any other fish is at your own risk, bettas are definate no gos.

 

[Carlovel1]

ok if you are talking about Dwarf Puffers, then they can usually be kept with Otos.
The Danio , Betta and Tiger Barbs would either get attacked or killed/eaten at night time by the puffer

 

[Ceramicbull]

To emphasize the point, this is what happens when you combine puffers with a betta. It is a thread from the Betta forum, there's no blood but some might consider it graphic.

 

[fishy55599]

they have 2 herqulin rasboras with them so i was wondering what else would go with them

 

[Wills]

You have asked this over and over and over again. The puffers you have are target puffers which are highly predatory fish and should be kept alone. If you dont like this get an other tank or rehome this tank.

Keeping a fish with some other fish for a few weeks is never a good way to judge if it will work long term. Your puffers will eat those rasboras one day.

Wills