5 gal hex enough for 1 dwarf puffer?
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Most people recommend a minimum of 5 gallons, then about 3 gallons per DP thereafter. So yes, 1 in a 5 gallon would be fine.
Nope, too small.
$eaba$$ said:2.5?
Nope, too small.
Dwarf puffers, although very small, need lots of swimming room to explore and roam. So a 2.5 is too small. 1 is the minimum for 1 DP.
no, DPs are antisocial and love to eat snails. you could try 2 otocinclus catfish or 5-6 ghost shrimp.
puffers are not community fish, they will tear apart those neons and possibly the shrimp (these are hit and misses) and since they are molluscivores they will eat the snail.
a 5G hex can house 1DP and 2 otos.
a 5G hex can house 1DP and 2 otos.
I'd avoid Otos unless you have a fully mature tank with lots of diatomaceous algae...zucchini and other blanched veggies in a small tank can quickly affect water quality, so you would need large quantities of algae to satisfy the requirements of Otos.