i have a 4 inch iridescent shark in a fresh water tank but i want to add him with my spotted puffer in brackish salinity.00015 and i was wondering if a conversion can be made so id have 1 less tank
2007-09-25 13:13:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Not the best idea to mix a puffer with an iridescent shark. First of all the puffer will probably terrorize the shark and secondly the shark is not a brackish water fish.
Also be aware that your shark has the potential to grow over 2 feet long so you will need a fairly large tank for it.
2007-09-25 13:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Dustinius 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a good idea. The green spotted may be okay in that low of salinity now (and the iridescent could tolerate the current level as well, but are sensitive to high amounts of salt), but the puffer will need higher salinity as it matures, to the point of full saltwater, so you'd still need to separate them.
Puffers are aggressive, and tend to be fin-nippers of other fish, so it could hurt your shark, depending on the size of the puffer.
Puffers are best kept in species tanks.
2007-09-25 20:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they dont live in brackish water, and really need to be in freshwater only.
i hope you have over 500 gallons for an irridencent shark.
2007-09-25 20:35:59 · answer #3 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) I hope you have a big tank
2) Copperhead is right, when your puffer matures it will need almost marine conditions and they cannot handle this.
2007-09-25 21:15:09 · answer #4 · answered by Chris M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋