What fish can go with freshwater puffer?
Some species, like Dwarf, Redeye and Golden Puffers, can be kept together or with other fast-moving fish like danios. Others, such as Mekong, Nile and Mbu Puffers, must be kept solitary. For the most part, freshwater puffers should be considered species tank fish.
Can cichlids live with Green spotted puffer?
Green spotted puffers, aka gsp, t. nigroviridis, are brackish puffers that need full marine conditions as adults and would not be able to live in a fw environment with cichlids.
What can you put in a tank with a puffer fish?
Best Tank Mates for Figure 8 Puffer Fish (Compatibility Guide…
- Mollies (Poecilia sphenops) – Best for Small Tanks.
- Gobies (Gobiidae)
- Clown plecos (Panaque maccus)
- Snails (Architaeniolossa Ampurllariidae)
- Harlequin rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorphic)
Do dwarf puffers like current?
Puffer Fish in general are relatively poor swimmers and Pea Puffers are too tiny to fight even moderate water flow. Current should be gentle to non-existent to keep them comfortable.
Can mollies live with African cichlids?
Molly and cichlids can live together. However, you need to consider that there are more than 1000 species of cichlids and display quite different personalities. Therefore, mollies are compatible with specific species of cichlids.
Can you put 2 puffer fish together?
As a territorial family, Puffers require space to call their own. Introducing more than one Puffer into a tank, especially a tank that is too small, is asking for problems. If two Puffers cannot establish clear territories, they will often fight.
What can live with MBU puffer?
The best tank mates I have found for my MBU puffers have been fancy guppies, tetras, siamese algae eaters, plecos, rasboras, rainbow fish, roseline sharks, geophagus species etc.
Can puffer fish live with clownfish?
Re: Porcupine Puffer with clownfish As long as the clowns aren’t too tiny they will be able to hold their own. Just make small crevices in the rocks that they can retreat to if need be that the puffer will not be able to fit it.
Can Pea Puffers live with Betta?
The quick answer to this question is no, Betta fish can not live with Dwarf Pufferfish. Dwarf Pufferfish are far too aggressive and will almost certainly nip at the Bettas fins.
Are Figure 8 puffers freshwater?
Figure 8 Puffer Habitat and Care They originate in the fresh waters of Southeast Asia, and although they tolerate brackish or even full saltwater, they may fare better in freshwater.