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    Red face Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    Hi Folks!

    After a long time, I now coming back to Discus again and I am super excited. I just ordered 6 4.5 inch discus online and prepping my main tank. I have a 55 gal tank with 5 tetras and 1 pea puffer. Would it be okay to mix my pea puffer with the 6 Discus? If not, I'll return it to the store. Any inputs/suggestions are much appreciated.

    Thank you!
    Lex

    Guy I bough Discus from said I can mix em but want to be sure

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    Default Re: Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    What is a pea puffer?

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    Default Re: Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    Cool fish but nasty little boogers.

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    Thank you for sharing this!!! I only have one pea puffer so maybe they’ll get along??? I hope? Gulp… moment I see him nip or chase any of my discus I’m bringing him back to pet store. Lol. I really do like him though… they’re so cute

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    Default Re: Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    Yeah…. I’ve heard that they can be nasty. Tiny little thing though with googly eyes.. pretty clumsy too lol

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    Default Re: Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    Quote Originally Posted by lexylopez View Post
    ...Guy I bough Discus from said I can mix em but want to be sure
    Of course he did.
    At my age, everything is irritating.

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    Default Re: Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    Willie, At your age I imagine that hearing someone say it was fine to mix them was irritating to you.
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    Default Re: Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    Quote Originally Posted by lexylopez View Post
    Hi Folks!

    After a long time, I now coming back to Discus again and I am super excited. I just ordered 6 4.5 inch discus online and prepping my main tank. I have a 55 gal tank with 5 tetras and 1 pea puffer. Would it be okay to mix my pea puffer with the 6 Discus? If not, I'll return it to the store. Any inputs/suggestions are much appreciated.

    Thank you!
    Lex

    Guy I bough Discus from said I can mix em but want to be sure
    First take your 5 tetras and 1 pea puffer set them up in a smaller tank. Now you can QT your 6 discus in the 55G by themselves until you decide what to do with the rest.
    Just Call Me Chuck

    Disclaimer : I am an old man and all this information is from the top of my head so any mistakes noted I claim the 5th

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    Default Re: Pea Puffer Fish and Discus

    Little Puffers are AWESOME... fun little cartoon character-type of fish... but if you've seen last Ghost Busters (the one with the kids in Oklahoma or something), then they will be like the mini-marshmellow men in the Walmart scene towards the end (...and I somewhat like going against the grain on tankmates but even in a 150 with adult discus, I just wouldn't even put one little 1-inch puffer)
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