Is blackout last resort?

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A lot of people are providing various solutions but you have a much larger problem on your hands... that puffer needs to be housed in a minimum a 125 gallon tank. Even as a small juvenile as it is now, its far outgrown the biocube already. Doesnt matter what you try and do, but that much biomass, and not having any clean up crew, you're looking at a painful experience.

That all being said, doesnt even take into account the terrible home conditions for the puffer. In such a small tank you're going to be looking at stunted growth of the puffer, stress, and aggression when it cant find its own territory with other fish in that small space. Ultimately, that fish will suffer and die much earlier than its life expectancy.

I understand the need to buy fish and other critters that are a "must have" but you either need to provide adequate conditions of them, or limit your must haves to those that can live happily in what set up you have.
I appreciate your input and am aware of most of what you stated. I have an exchange program with my LFS and he said enjoy the puffer until he gets too large and then bring him back for an exchange.
 
Well he might already be too big for that tank, unless you don't mind it being overrun with algea. You can't overload the tank like that, with something that eats everything that eats algea, and expect not to have algea..
 

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