Which Puffer

[swimswim]

I have my 180Litre tank that I want to use to host a puffer. Now I will be more than happy to have just the one fish if need be.

With the size of the tank, what puffer would you recommend?

Also what is the best sand or gravel?

Thanks

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

If I'm not mistaken 180 litres is something close to 80 US gallons. With that kind of room and the willingness to host a single fish in there you could have most any puffer you wish! something like a mbu puffer you'll just want one. but if you went with GSP's or figure 8's you really could have 2 or 3.

Sand is really your choice!

SLC

 

[Fella]

If I'm not mistaken 180 litres is something close to 80 US gallons. With that kind of room and the willingness to host a single fish in there you could have most any puffer you wish! something like a mbu puffer you'll just want one. but if you went with GSP's or figure 8's you really could have 2 or 3.

Sand is really your choice!

SLC

I wouldn't recommend an Mbu for an 80 gallon tank. I would also avoid fahaka puffers, and most of the marine puffers traded (dogface, porcupine, etc), as they would all outgrow an 80 quite quickly I think.

 

[nmonks]

Funnily enough swimswim, I'm thinking about doing the same thing with my 180 litre tank. Much as I like my South American puffers, they are rather mindless, and keeping them is a bit like keeping tetras: they're pretty, but they're not pets.

What I suggest you do is beg, borrow, or steal a copy of Aqualog's puffer book. It contains descriptions and photos of practically every species you're likely to see. It isn't an expensive book for what it is (about 18 Euros).

Right now, I'm looking at some of the 15-20 cm Tetraodon species, specifically T. palembangensis and T. suvattii. I have to hold onto a venerable Panaque that I can't bear to give away, so brackish isn't really an option. If it was, you might get away with Takifugu ocellatus, which gets to about 15 cm and while having a poor reputation seems to do quite well if kept cool (not tropical) and in brackish (not marine or freshwater).

Cheers,

Neale

 

[swimswim]

180 litres is about 50 us gallons

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

I'm pretty sure there are 2.2 litres to every U.S. gallon. If that is true then you've got about 80 gallons there. And yes you might have troubles with a Mbu because I forgot to ask how deep the tank is, might not have enough room to turn around when fully grown.

Then I got to thinking, if you feel like you need advice like this then maybe you better go with GSP's or figure 8's because you might want more experience feeding and such before moving to something more difficult!

Good Luck

SLC

 

[Anthony!]

1 Gallon is 3.78 liters ( For now, just call it 4) so you've got about 45 gallons to deal with. I reccomend a Green Spotted Puffer. The best personalities you'd ever see on a fish, I'll tell you that!

 

[andywg]

I fail to see how a deep bodied, inflexible fish, such as an Mbu that can reach 2 feet long before the tail, could fit in an 80 US gallon.

Those things will almost certianly outgrow a 180 US gallon (6x2x2).

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

I fail to see how a deep bodied, inflexible fish, such as an Mbu that can reach 2 feet long before the tail, could fit in an 80 US gallon.

Those things will almost certianly outgrow a 180 US gallon (6x2x2).

Yeah I stated that above incase you didn't notice!

I realized later that it's 2.2 lb for 1 kg not 2.2 liters for 1 gallon. Sorry about that!

SLC

 

[Puffer_freak]

I'd definately recommend a Green Spotted Puffer, they're highly active fish, with large personalities. They can be fed on prawn, bloodworm, cockle and a whole variety of other seafood.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=86805

A profile I wrote about them...I think all the information in there is correct...