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06-26-2003, 05:42 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: May 2003 Location: AR/IL/NY
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|  Combination Hey everyone- I have my pufferfish in one tank and my cichlids, gobies and monos in another. Any thoughts as to whether or not I can combine them? The SGs are different (puffer SG= .010, everyone else= btn .004 and .007) so I'd have to bring my puffers down if I put them in. Any ideas? |
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06-27-2003, 10:45 AM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta
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|  How many, and what type of pufferfish? I've heard they aren't supposed to do well with other fish, but I've never kept any so I don't know for certain. Jealous of the Mono's, heh I ran out of room in my 77gal and then I saw the Mono's. I was like DOH!
__________________ 5gal : Planted and cycling. 10gal : 2 Harlequin Rasbora's, 3 White Cloud Minnows, 1 Common Pleco, 2 Fathead Minnows, assorted plants 34gal : 6 Black Skirt Tetra's, 4 Tiger Barbs(3 Albino), 4 Red-tailed Green Cory's, 3 Silver Mollies, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, 1 Bumblebee Catfish, 1 Crayfish, assorted plants 77gal : Brackish tank, 3 Colombian Sharks, 5 Knight Gobies, 2 Archerfish |
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06-27-2003, 10:49 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: AR/IL/NY
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| LOL Thanks, yea I love my monos. I have two right now and am thinking of getting two more. I have one figure8 and one green spotted. They've never acted badly towards other fish, but they're kinda in a small tank right now. When I kept them with my gobies they weren't agressive at all. |
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07-02-2003, 12:34 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta
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| How big is this tank? Sounds like you'll be alright. Gobies tend to hold their own though I find, they aren't bullied easily. Not sure how Mono's are for that and I'm sure your Cichlids would more than likely be fine, as long as they all had enough room. Its probably easiest to bring your puffers down to the lower salinity than the other way around, but it wouldn't matter too much I don't think. I keep my 77gal tank at about 1.010 and my Colombians, Knight Gobies, and Archerfish seem fine with that. I let it drop and rise a little with water changes.
__________________ 5gal : Planted and cycling. 10gal : 2 Harlequin Rasbora's, 3 White Cloud Minnows, 1 Common Pleco, 2 Fathead Minnows, assorted plants 34gal : 6 Black Skirt Tetra's, 4 Tiger Barbs(3 Albino), 4 Red-tailed Green Cory's, 3 Silver Mollies, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, 1 Bumblebee Catfish, 1 Crayfish, assorted plants 77gal : Brackish tank, 3 Colombian Sharks, 5 Knight Gobies, 2 Archerfish |
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07-05-2003, 10:32 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: AR/IL/NY
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| My tank is a 30gal tank... Yea, my gobies don't seem to have a problem with the other fish at all and I know that the cichilds will be fine... When I first got them my two little red chromides (the smallest fish in the tank) were the worst fin nippers but they've stopped completely. I took the puffers out because I wasn't sure that they would get along with the cichlids. However, I would really like to put my puffers in with the other fish.... On the condition that they get along and can handle the lower SG. I don't want to loose anyone. |
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07-12-2003, 04:30 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rhode island
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| well my puffers are at 1.008 id be ok to drop them to this but i dunno about any lower considering this is how they get to breath
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07-31-2003, 10:37 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Station, TX
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| Dwarf puffers actually belong in full fresh water. They have very short lifespans in brackish water. They are avid fin nippers as well. I've kept them for a long time.
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07-31-2003, 10:45 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: AR/IL/NY
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| AggieMarine- I have one dwarf puffer that hasn't been eating well lately and is staying close to the bottom. I took my water in yesterday to have it checked but everything came out a-ok. Do you have any suggestions? And my dwarf puffers are in freshwater. When I posted this I was asking about the figure8 and green spotted puffers that I keep.  |
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07-31-2003, 10:54 AM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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| You want to put a fig 8 and a green spotted in a 30 gal that already houses 2 monos, 4 knight gobies, 2 chromides, and 6 other cichlids? Those puffers require about 5 gal a piece to be happy.
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07-31-2003, 11:15 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: AR/IL/NY
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| I was thinking about it... I have them in an extra 10gal that's been empty. But I'm thinking that I might bring them back to my LFS. I feel bad for them not having any other interaction besides themselves. |
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