Puffer compatibility?

[Darsh85]

Hi Im looking for some advice on what Pufferfish can be kept together and/or what can successfully live with them.
My new tank is a 48x24x18 75G which is very well filtrated and a lot of circulation (if you need details just ask).
Anyway Im a big fan of Porcupine puffers, GSPs, blue spot puffers and spiny burrfishes, also colourful dwarf angels and butterflies.
Can anyone suggest a good combination of any of these for me?
I'll end up upgrading tanks in the future so even looking at this tank as a "grow out" tank would be fine.
Thanks.

 

[ninjazx777]

Sorry but your tank is too small for puffers except for maybe a Toby

 

[Darsh85]

So you think that it is too small for lets say 1 GSP or 1 Blue Spot?

 

[Irenicus]

You could keep them for a short time (couple years) then you'd need to upgrade. Best to have a tangible upgrade plan before getting one.

 

[Ethan Music]

I went the toby puffer route for my 90g and love him. Great personality and chows down on all kinds of food including my siphone when I clean the tank funny watching him attack it.

 

[Khemul]

Tobies are your best bet if you want other fish and multiple puffers in a 75g. They are also much more compatible with other fish, and would get along with a dwarf angel or two (if you can get the dwarf angels to get along in the tank). You could keep a couple GSPs in a 75g, but you never know what they are willing to live with as adults. Some are fine, others homicidal.

If you truly can get the right tank in the future, the Blue Spotted or Porcupine puffers are great. But it'll be hit and miss what you can combine them with. Not sure a Blue Spotted and GSP would go well together. Maybe if you did a baby Blue Spotted and adult GSP, but there is still a point down the line where the GSP is almost bite-sized (at least in puffer terms). Generally you mix same sized puffers, not different sized ones. For a Blue Spotted and a Porcupine though you'd need a big tank.


edit: When you say "Blue Spot", do you mean Arothron caeruleopunctatus or Canthigaster solandri? Assumed from your like of Porcupinefish and Burrfish that it would be the Arothron, but both use a similar common name. Canthigaster's are tobies. But I wouldn't mix a toby with a GSP. GSPs tend to be a bit too unpredictable as they age. Any aggression and it'd quite possibly kill the toby. You could attempt it, but just know that the GSP could decide suddenly one day that it doesn't like tobies in its tank.

 

[Khemul]

Double post

 

[Irenicus]

Pardon my "newbness" but is a GSP a - Green Spotted Puffer?

 

[Khemul]

Pardon my "newbness" but is a GSP a - Green Spotted Puffer?

Yep. That is the common abbreviation for them.

Can get confusing when combining discussion of the puffer with discussion of a reef tank. :lol:

 

[NewbyReefer]

If you go the GSP way that is a species only tank. Those things are the pirahna's of the SW world IMO/E.

 

[Darsh85]

Thanks for all the replies.
Khemul, by blue spot i was thinking of Canthigaster solandri. They stay relatively small and can look really nice.
I like the GSPs but when they are aggressive they get very aggressive so I think I might leave them out of the equation.
I'm leaning more in the direction of the Porcupine as the only puffer in the tank with tankmates being some nice angels and/or butterflies. I know it can be hit or miss but that would be my dream tank.
Ill probably get my angels in there first with some engineer gobies and add the puffer last, what do ye think about that idea?
I might see about the toby as well if i think theres room!