small puffers?

[Pan]

wow should have seen my valentini take off after my little goby, killed a fire shrimp as well....little bugger. He is cute though, like 1.5 times the size of my thumb

[tranvictor]

Some of those brackish puffers can acclimate to full salt. I know the green spotted puffer is capable of full salt. 10 gal is a bit harsh for these little guys, they are quite active swimmers, and messy eaters. So you're prob. looking at a water change every other day.

[marcingo]

I have also read that most puffers can acclimate. Do you know if the figure 8 can acclimate? I know that one figure 8 in a 10 gal should be fine due to their small size but Im not sure if they can actually acclimate. Although dont get me wrong once they outgrow I will obviously upgrade to a larger tank for them.

Also as for the Vanlentinis. Say I got a tiny one less than an inch. From what I have researched they grow very slowly, it should be ok in the 10 for a while correct?

[Mr. Scratch]

Should be okay, but are you 100 Percent certain you can put him somewhere okay when he gets bigger, also they make a lot of waste and are messy eaters

I've seen all kinds of fish acclimated to salt water...if you have the time and resources....don't know if any can be but i've seen a few weird ones.

[Flusher]

If you put a puffer in a tank that's too small for it, it will get stunted growth, and this will shorten its life expectancy. Puffers are notoriously bad for this, along with loaches.

Green Spotted Puffers need light brackish water as juvies, and full marine conditions once they're about 6 months old. F8s are light brackish fish (SG 1.004 to 1.008). There are a LOT of puffers that are purely freshwater, too.

Here's a short but accurate list of a few puffers:

http://www.pufferlist.com/

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[marcingo]

Ok so for a full grown valentini puffer would a 20 gallon long be a good size tank?