Which tank for schoudeni puffer?

[Chief Brody]

I have 2 tanks. The new puff is currently in a 55gallon qt. I plan on deworming with metronidazole and praziquantel there before moving on to one of these 2 tanks.
Tank 1:
120gallon river-tank
ph5.9 slightly tanic
Dirted with pool filter sand cap leaf-litter and many round riverbed stones
Large wet/dry filter
Filtered full spectrum and pink leds with co2
Stock:
west african cichlids
various stone loaches
7 male congo tetras
2 leopard ctenopoma (soon to be 1)
1 crenicichla regani
Marbled crayfish
Ghost shrimp
Anubias
Java fern
Crypt balansae

Tank 2:
180gallon reefer-style with refugium sump
All natural biogenic/pool filter sand mix includes shell debris
Jungle val
Ludwigia
Bacopa
Made in China led light
Co2
ph 7.5
Stock:
20 wild green neons
4 freshwater gobies
12 ember tetras
Pair of pumpkinseeds (less than a year old)

Both tanks are on gsa dry ferts with additional phosphate and iron respectively

As much as tank 1 attempts to mimic the congo, T. schoudeni actually comes from a basin/lake region of the congo actually more like tank 2. Any thoughts? Also the ciclids might be too boisterous. I don't mind missing a few tetras.
Not my first puffer

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[Colin_T]

Don't use Metronidazole because it does not treat worms. It is used to treat internal protozoan infections in people and sometimes fish. However, improper use or regular use can create drug resistant bacteria. It also wipes out filter bacteria.

Praziquantel treats tapeworm but does not affect round/ thread worms.

 

[Chief Brody]

Good to know. I haven't done anything yet. Just feeding small trout worms and watching. Seems inquisitive but not too violently aggressive. Wouldn't take freeze dried krill. When I settle on a med I plan on dosing the krill with it. Assuming I get him to take it

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[Chief Brody]

Going with levamisole

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