When I bought the green spotted puffer they sold it in the freshwater area and said it would be fine, with the green spotted puffer by how long will his life be shortened?
<"How much his life is shortened" is neither here nor there, since we're talking about animal welfare. But on the average when these fish are kept in freshwater conditions they rarely get to 50% their lifespan in brackish water conditions. Mortality rates from issues such as Fungus are MUCH HIGHER. There is ABSOLUTELY no excuse to keeping this species in anything other than a brackish water tank. For a start, it's NOT a community fish and WILL NEED to be kept alone eventually -- wild Puffers of this species bite the fins of other fish for food, and will view Mollies as a swimming buffet. So it will have its own tank. If it is in its own tank, what excuse is there for not adding some marine salt mix? At 6-9 g/l you aren't going to break the bank. A big old box of Instant Ocean will last a very long time at this dosage, and set against the cost of medications and replacing dead fish, it's a no-brainer as well.> We live in an area with naturally very hard water and what I do to the water
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