how many puffers can i have

[puffer9006]

i just got a 120g and was woundering how many puffer could i try to keep. i want a pocupine puffer. could i get a dog face with it. or a stars and stripe puffer.

 

[lion_crazz]

I would not recommend it. Puffers are a solitary (to their own kind) and territorial animal when they get to be adults.

 

[johnbob]

So does this mean puffers only tolerate other puffers in their family or that they don't tolerate puffers from their only family?

 

[lion_crazz]

In their semi-adult and adult stage in a small enviroment (less than several hundred gallons), large (as opposed to dwarf) puffers do not tolerate other puffers.

 

[jon321]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
large (as opposed to dwarf) puffers do not tolerate other puffers.
Hmm, does this mean you can keep dwarf puffers together? Like saddle and hawaiin spotted for example?
Jon

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by Jon321
Hmm, does this mean you can keep dwarf puffers together? Like saddle and hawaiin spotted for example?
Jon
I have seen it done before. I am not condoning it, but it is more possible.