Puffers

[averagearrowcrab27]

I am starting up a new 30-gallon marine tank and I want to know what puffers would work.

 

[ieatbugman]

Depends on what else you want to put in the tank, they eat a lot of inverts

 

[averagearrowcrab27]

I was planning on a dwarf lion and possibly a wartskin angler

 

[averagearrowcrab27]

I already have a 60-gallon reef tank so I wanted to do something a bit different

 

[ieatbugman]

But ive only kept freshwater puffers

 

[ieatbugman]

Im probably not the best source of info

 

[averagearrowcrab27]

alright

 

[ieatbugman]

Sorry, i know a bit because i looked into it. But have never kept one

 

[ieatbugman]

My research was that a valentini puffer would be good in that size of tank, and im pretty sure there are a couple of other that would fit

 

[littlefoxx]

I was planning on a dwarf lion and possibly a wartskin angler

No. 30 gallon is a no go for the lion at all, dwarfs get about 7 inches, minimum tank size I would say is a 70, and thats from having kept multiple kinds of dwarfs. Way happier in a large tank to be honest.

Puffers- saddleback or sharp nose puffer would probably be fine. No inverts, they will be eaten.

Angler- fine in a 30 AS THE ONLY FISH. They eat everything including each other in that size tank. Angler would eat the puffer. Not a matter of if but when. They need a species only tank and live feeding.

 

[Spare time]

I's skip the angler. They get boring pretty fast and eat everything else. I also agree with the above that the lionfish will get way too big.