Originally Posted by
capt.fish
what size tank should you have for a puffer ? and how many years does it take for them to reach a maximum size.I like the por. puffers but do not want to get a fish that will outgrow my 105 gall. tank.
I plan on keeping my porc in my 100fowlr for the rest of his life. His only tankmate is a huma trigger. Many on this board will preach
that it is too small, but IMO as long as water quality is kept high, food abundant and varied, and the selection of compatible tankmates, successful keeping has a higher chance, whether in a 100/125 gallon tank or a 500. The cost of setting up a 100+ gallon tank is...not cheap. If all of us could, our fish would have 1000+ gallon setups or we'd simply live next to them in our underwater ocean houses.