Burrfish in 75 gallon?

[techigirl78]

How long do you think a 2-3" stripped box puffer / burrfish could be kept in a 75 gallon? Drs site indicates 70gal is the minimum, but I would assume this would be a bit too small long term.

Also, for those who have one, how often do you feed it? On Drs site they indicate it should be fed a minimum of 3x per day, but typically I would more likely be able to only feed it 2x per day and want to make sure it is enough.

Finally, anyone successfully keep one of these long term with a lionfish? I saw one thread mention it, so I though I'd ask again. This is more of a curiousity as I'd probably house them seperately anyways if I get one again in the future.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I think an adult burrfish would be ok in a 75g. Certainly not both.

 

[ckprax]

I have one in my 80 gal. I think an upgrade will be in order in a year or less ( for me however a 75 gal is wider so you might be just fine). Mine has been a fast grower, he has gone from about 3" to 6" in the last 6 months or so and it's very wide/fat. At first I would feed twice a day but now I feed once a day and sometimes I miss a day depending how busy I am. Definitely my favorite fish so I will be happy to upgrade when the time comes. Does anyone know why they are labeled as difficult fish? I have found it relatively easy as long as I keep the water quality in check (nitrates < 20), I can tell mine gets stressed if I delay a w/c

 

[Pufferpunk]

They are labled as difficult because almost all of them come in with severe IPs & need several treatments to get rid of them.

 

[techigirl78]

Any recommendations on medication I should get for the IPs? I checked and I only have PraziPro and I've only used that to treat the water, not the food. I assume I'd want to treat the food in some manner to get the best results.

I only plan to have the burrfish temporarily in my 75. I'm upgrading my 125 to a larger tank (believe I am going with a 240, but at a minimum 180). I definitely wouldn't put the puffer and lionfish in the 75 even temporarily, just too much bioload for me.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Treating IPs: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/library/hospital/internal-parasites-prevention-and-treatment/