What can I put in with apple snails then?

ive got 2 of them in a 40litre aquarium and have added 2 Leopard danios and
theres no problem.

However, we will be getting a 190litre tank at some point and again will be
setting up as a tropical.

Now we really want to keep a blue lobster , apple snails, a puffer of some
sort and then some other various fishes.

Is this feasable at all??
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Thusly "Donegal Paul" Spake
Unto All:

Now we really want to keep a blue lobster , apple snails, a puffer of some
sort and then some other various fishes.

Is this feasable at all??

I suspect puffers don't go with any snails at all. I had T.
nigroviridis, and although they were fairly small puffers, about 10
cm, I could feed them adult Helix snails (aka Burgundy snail, edible
snail, or escargot). They had no problems whatsoever biting chunks out
of the snail, and Helixes are about the size of apple snails.

Actually puffers generally don't get along, period. My nigroviridis
were peaceful, I never saw them chase or nip other fish, but most
puffers will, including, I'm told, nigroviridis.

"Mean_Chlorine" replied to Donegal Paul"

Now we really want to keep a blue lobster , apple snails, a puffer of some
sort and then some other various fishes.

Is this feasable at all??

I suspect puffers don't go with any snails at all. I had T.
nigroviridis, and although they were fairly small puffers, about 10
cm, I could feed them adult Helix snails (aka Burgundy snail, edible
snail, or escargot). They had no problems whatsoever biting chunks out
of the snail, and Helixes are about the size of apple snails.

Actually puffers generally don't get along, period. My nigroviridis
were peaceful, I never saw them chase or nip other fish, but most
puffers will, including, I'm told, nigroviridis.


thanks for that, im very new at this hence the planning ahead :-)
I have noticed that some puffers seem to be labelled more aggressive than
others so would be hoping to have a tank which can be both tropical
freshwater and get on with the other inhabitants, looks like if i had to
choose twixt snails and puffers, id have the puffers
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Donegal Paul
Lambretta Li186 - crashed and bashed
Vespa T5 Millenium - Wifey's (technically)
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
www.a4c.co.uk - What are YOU doing?

Puffers should ONLY be in a species tank ... none others. They are
aggressive, period.

"luminos" wrote in message
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Puffers should ONLY be in a species tank ... none others. They are
aggressive, period.



what do you mean by a species tank?
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Donegal Paul wrote:
"luminos" wrote in message
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Puffers should ONLY be in a species tank ... none others. They are
aggressive, period.




what do you mean by a species tank?

A tank dedicated to a specific species?

I hear that Colomesus Asellus are less aggressive than other types of
puffers. They are also freshwater.

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/puf-asel.htm

Just don't put them in with angelfish as their long fins won't last long.

Nikki