Can you keep green spotted or figure 8 puffers in freshwater for life?
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Aquarium co-op has some really good videos on the subject on you tube. I believe he said pea puffers are the only fresh water puffers.
No, they won't live long. If you want an active puffer that grows to a similar size and all freshwater, I would suggest amazon puffers.
Amazon, pea, Schoutedeni, are all comparable and full fresh water. There are more, bigger like mbu, fahaka, and smaller obviously pea are one of the smaller ones.
I really like the color on green spotted puffers by any chNce is there a puffer that looks similar
C.Asellus aka the south american puffer looks the closest... just dont pick up a Ceylon puffer by accident as they look very similar but require high end brackish to marine conditions...
My lfs can get colomsesus asellus in for 5$ is that a good deal and would they get along with discus
While they are a friendly puffer so to speak, i would not risk putting them with something fragile like discus... Best really kept as a species only tank with small, very fast moving fish such as rummy nose tetras...