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Posted 7/1/2008 9:55:04 PM
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I am thinking of geting a Green spotted puffer and putting him in a 15 gallon tank i was wondering if anyone knew what would be good tank mates for them? I have been doing alot of research on the little guys and i know they need slightly brackish water as they get older so i was thinking about 2 or 3 mollies I was wondering if this would be a good Idea. Thanks
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Posted 7/1/2008 11:05:12 PM
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It would be fine in a 15g tank alone, but I would not have any other fish with it in that size tank. They can be nasty nippers and very territorial. In a larger tank with plenty of cover some tankmates may be possible.

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Posted 7/2/2008 7:49:18 AM
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How much bigger of a tank would i need and if i did so what would go along good with the lil guy.
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Posted 7/2/2008 8:06:40 AM
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I'm not sure exactly how large the tank would need to be, but from what I know of these little devils it would probably need to be very large (maybe 75-100 gallons, with lots and lots of cover). Here's a good article on them. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/gspsart.htm

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Posted 7/2/2008 11:36:04 AM


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I would put the GSP in a 75 gal. with like 3 scats.  Bowever, like Hailey said, you would need tons of cover to allow them to hide from the GSP.

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