Puffer Fish Aquarium Care. But dont overdo the plants in an aquarium too many plants will crowd the fish together and actually cause more aggression. They can be trained to eat dead things or alive creatures making the fish caught them.
The Pea Puffers creates a lot of mess while eating. Travancoricus can be kept in aquariums as small as 5 gallons while other species need 20 gallons or more per fish. Caring freshwater puffer fish is a complicated task for newbies.
For example cylinder or corner tanks of 120 Imperial gallons would be totally unsuitable for Fahaka.
Many puffer keepers feel they should not be kept with any other fish species or even other puffers. This food gets stuck into the substrate and gradually ruins the quality of water. Some Puffers do best in freshwater and other Puffers do best in brackish water with at least 1-Tablespoon of aquarium salt per each 5-gallons of aquarium water. Caring freshwater puffer fish is a complicated task for newbies.
