Mudskipper, puffer and archerfish

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  1. Terrapinz

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    Hey
    I was just wondering if anyone knew or had experience in keeping mudskipper with figure 8 pufferfish and possibly archerfish?
    Would it be a possible combination?
    I have a 170l tank with the mudskippers already in it.
    I know they all require similar conditions so I was just wondering if it was a possibility.


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    Would be interested to see a photo of your setup for this combination
     
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    I will get a photo asap, but I am planning on totally redesigning the tank

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    I don't think it would work
    A 170L mudskipper tank - what is the actual water volume?
    Prob 30-40L? The rest being land/mud?
    Not nearly enough water for puffers or archers.
     
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    Would it be possible to use lots floating wood for the mudskippers to use as land, which would leave the bottom water region open?

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    I have never kept mud skippers myself. But every setup I have seen has substantial land areas. Don't think a piece of floating wood will be ok.
     
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    Ya....If I were you dude I would have a new tank made deeper than current setup and then try....sounds interesting though.
    Keep us updated.
     
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    This is my setup currently but I was planning on making the water deeper and keeping most of the current land areas

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    To keep anything else you'll need a lot more water, not sure how to configure the tank to accommodate such diverse fish
     
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    Just be careful with the puffs they can be super nippy. But yes you are going to need a lot more water.
     
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