[smokaah]

I bought some Malobar Dwarf Puffers about a week ago and they are now settling into their tank and are way more active. They "hunt" the blood worms I feed them down in a minute and look pretty happy.

They are now stalking the pond snails and I love watching them. I cannot believe I have not kept them in all the years I have been keeping fish/shrimp.

I have 5 in a moderately planted 30 gallon tank. Am I maxed out or can I get more?

Thanks.

 

[chunkychun]

general rule is 1 per 5 gallon. but they are so small and if you have lots of plants and hiding places i think you can get more.

 

[CoffeeLove]

I've been wanting puffers so bad lately. I saw some at the lfs the other day too and that didn't help lol.

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[CoffeeLove]

Let's see some pictures too!

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[smokaah]

pic

 

[ngrubich]

If your tank is densely planted, then you could go more like chunkychun said. My 20L had about 8-9 in there and there was no sign of aggression between the fish at all, granted my tank was FULL of plants though, so their line of sight was limited.

 

[somewhatshocked]

Looks like your tank isn't well-planted enough to handle more.

Maybe add a bunch more plants over the next couple months and then reconsider?

 

[smokaah]

Looks like your tank isn't well-planted enough to handle more.

Maybe add a bunch more plants over the next couple months and then reconsider?

The pic is a little deceiving but I do plan to add more plants.

 

[R.sok]

You need more plants. I had 3 in an 8 gallon & they were very happy showing no aggression towards eachother, however it was heavily planted to hinder the site

 

[Smitty06]

I had 5 in a ten, but they grew up together and the tank was heavily planted, with a dwarf hairgrass carpet and a forest of stems in the back with a massive piece of driftwood.