just picked up a 1.5" green spotted puffer yesterday, have him in a 10 gallon tank by himself. hes doing good, colorful and swimming around, but hes in freshwater now. we were wondering how much of a difference will it make if we just keep it feshwater?
new fish need some advice
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Keeping a BW fish in FW, will weaken it's immune system, causing a shorter lifespan. It can also be a problem keeping it in a tank too small. Eventually you'll need a 30g min, tank for it.
See:
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum...cus/an-introduction-to-green-spotted-puffers/
See:
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum...cus/an-introduction-to-green-spotted-puffers/
thanks for the info and the link, we are going to start easing him into brackish this weekend, as far as the tank when we get a bigger place then we will be setting up a larger brackish tank, probably a 55 gallon
A 55g for 1 GSP is perfect! It'll love al lthat swimming room. Then when you go up to marine conditions, you'll be able to add a few SW species (if your puffer's not too mean). How soon are you moving?
we have at least another 8 months, when our lease is up, i do have some bigger tanks he can be moved into if necessary before then though, what saltwater species do you think would go with the puffer in a 55 gallon?
I had luck with damsels & a tomato clown. I had a maroon clown that bit my GSP's tail down to a nub.