figure eight puffer

[geKo]

I had a extra 10gallon in my basement so i set up 3 months ago and cycled it. Yesterday i moved it to my bedroom next to my computer.

Its got a AC150 and the temp is 78 with alot fake plants. Iv done my homework and decided to get a pair of figure eight puffers. I know some would say 2 is to much but with a total of 12" at most thats only 2" over the limit for a 10gallon.

The tank wont have any other fish and as with all my other tanks water changes are every week with 30% changes.

My question mainly is if the petstore has them in brackish water and i bring them home to a freshwater tank whats the chances of them to survive?

Also if i added some ghost shrimp would they eat them or could they live peacfully!

Any comments would be nice as im trying to learn all i can about the fish im about to buy tomorrow. So far iv read 2 hours about puffers including searching the forums

EDIT: i just read that they get 6" and on another site it said only 3" Please let me know how big they get!

 

[CoNMaN]

They would eat the shrimp, just add some salt and keep them in the puff environment.

 

[geKo]

Originally posted by CoNMaN
They would eat the shrimp, just add some salt and keep them in the puff environment.

Im willing to make a brackish enviorment but i no nothing about salts and all that lol i guess ill go read *laughingc

EDIT: brackish water seems kinda hard to keep up with lolz. Would it be able to just add a certain amount of salt and follow a rule for water changes like adding a certain amount more every water change?

I really dont want to full with testing my waters salt amount :/

if i have to test it and stuff like that ill just get dwarf puffers but if there is a rule like for exaple 1 tablespoon per 10gallon and keep adding a certain amount of salt after water changes that would be fine with me.

Please let me know and also would figure8 puffers not live in brackish because i really want them

 

[geKo]

Ok i did my homework and found that Tetraodon shoutedeni aka spotted Congo or leopard puffer can live in freshwater!

Finnaly after all day of reading i found the puffer for me

 

[CoNMaN]

that or the dwarf puffers.