Switching over

jpontier212 · Jun 14, 2016

melypr1985 said:
Blue spotted puffer. They are pretty awesome.

What store? Online or local to you?

melypr1985 · Jun 14, 2016

jpontier212 said:
What store? Online or local to you?

We have one at the LFS I work at in Dallas. We dont sell online. I'm sure you can find one local to you, online or at least have your LFS order one for you. We do this all the time for our customers and I can't imagine an LFS would deny you a simple dwarf puffer request.

jpontier212 · Jun 14, 2016

melypr1985 said:
We have one at the LFS I work at in Dallas. We dont sell online. I'm sure you can find one local to you, online or at least have your LFS order one for you. We do this all the time for our customers and I can't imagine an LFS would deny you a simple dwarf puffer request.

Thank you for the idea. Me and my fiancé just had a talk and we will be waiting to get a larger tank until we move out of the condo. I still want to make it a fowlr but i guess i have to work on fishes that can live in a 55 gallon for at least 18 months

jpontier212 · Jun 14, 2016

jpontier212 said:
Thank you for the idea. Me and my fiancé just had a talk and we will be waiting to get a larger tank until we move out of the condo. I still want to make it a fowlr but i guess i have to work on fishes that can live in a 55 gallon for at least 18 months

Any ideas on that? I'm trying to please a 6 year old with colors and activity in mind. Thank you so much for your advise. I really appreciate you

melypr1985 · Jun 14, 2016

jpontier212 said:
Any ideas on that? I'm trying to please a 6 year old with colors and activity in mind. Thank you so much for your advise. I really appreciate you

Clowns are always pleasing to kids. Wrasses can offer bright colors and movement. Firefish are great and have bright color as well. There are lots of gobies that would work well in a 55 and even those that will pair with pistol shrimp which is fascinating to watch. The toby puffers - like the ones diesel showed you and the blue spot that I linked- should work fine with these as well. You can have a really awesome tank with small fish!

ReeferEric · Jun 14, 2016

Sometimes you have the be the parent and not the friend.

I would not punish these fishes to such a small tank. Some triggers are aggressive towards others. Maybe look into more docile fish like wrasses, clowns, and smaller angel fish. They are active and will provide some the same purpose for the family.

ReeferEric · Jun 15, 2016

Where are you located jpontier212? You can always swing by my place and check out my systems. We can get you going in the right direction and keep everyone including the fish happy.

I'm in Miramar right off i75.

jpontier212 · Jun 15, 2016

ReeferEric said:
Where are you located jpontier212? You can always swing by my place and check out my systems. We can get you going in the right direction and keep everyone including the fish happy.

I'm in Miramar right off i75.

I'm in palm beach county just south of the airport

helen ann · Jun 15, 2016

@jpontier212, I would take @ReeferEric up on his offer!

He is my mentor and has been just wonderful in guiding me through being a first time owner of a saltwater tank!!!
After I lost everything the 1st time around, I would have given up without his support!!!