[pcrose]

Should I get a little spotted puffer for my tank with the 2 oscars and my angelfish? I have enough room.

 

[o snap its eric]

if your oscar wont eat. if it fits in the oscars mouth, then dont. if it doenst then go ahead. i have sme puffers of sale. infact im selling my community including ceylons and spotted. PM if you want some.

 

[Innes]

no, the puffers will not get on with oscars, and also often need brackish water.
oscars will eat puffers, and also you don't have enough room in a 20 gallon for the oscars, so you don't have enough space for the oscars and the puffer

 

[jabster]

Definitely get a much bigger tank if you plan on doing that.....and get a good size puffer too.

 

[unxchange]

If you want that puffer... first get rid of the oscars and angels.. the oscars or angels will not be okay for long in the 20 gallon tank.. but a green spotted puffer will be fine in your 20gallon puffer.. after getting rid of those cichlids, change the water settings to Brackish water and you will have yourself a nice 20 gallon brackish water puffer tank.

 

[pcrose]

uh the only thing is the room, in 6 months or so I will have more room to get the puffer. For now the fish are fine they have plenty of swimming space, they aren't monsters yet. I plan on getting more tanks and then finally upgrading to p's, until I learn enough and save then no p's for awhile. I have kevins to admire, and all of the forums to admire.

 

[unxchange]

That puffer will do fine a 10gallon for quite some time, because they are very slow growing.. but as for your Oscars.. they will need at least a 75 gallon in the next couple of months..

 

[Innes]

If you want that puffer... first get rid of the oscars and angels.. the oscars or angels will not be okay for long in the 20 gallon tank.. but a green spotted puffer will be fine in your 20gallon puffer.. after getting rid of those cichlids, change the water settings to Brackish water and you will have yourself a nice 20 gallon brackish water puffer tank.

I 100% agree, if you want puffers, lose the cichlids and convert the 20 gallon to a brackish tank.

 

[luva40]

My 2 Spotted and 1 Figure 8 puffers are in a community 55g. with 2 tbs per 5 gal of aquarium salt and have been fine for the past 4 months. I have plenty of cover and do not recomend more than 1 in a 20g tank. I have 15+ fish in the 55g and none have nips or show signs of stress.

-Kevin-

 

[SnowCichlid.]

you can get puffers for fresh water, some for brackish and some for marine... dont put them in with any fish... that would consider them a meal, Oscars get large too remember

 

[pcrose]

Explain what brackish is?