Fiji Puffer - Good Citizen or Menace?

[shamen74]

So we're extremely careful about adding new fish to our FO tank... but its gotten to the point where it takes me months to land a new buddy for the now doubled 120G tank... kind of a waste with 6 fish and along spine urchin. Was debating the Niger trigger but sounds like luck of the draw on their personality, so I was wondering about a FIJI PUFFER.

Can't seem to find any commentary on these guys, do you have experience? Are they rough on their roommates? Do they eat well? Will they disturb my snails and urchins? I've always adored them, but the info I have is limited... ANY EXPERIENCE???

 

[stdreb27]

Re: Fiji Puffer - Good Citizen or Menace?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11147148#post11147148 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shamen74
So we're extremely careful about adding new fish to our FO tank... but its gotten to the point where it takes me months to land a new buddy for the now doubled 120G tank... kind of a waste with 6 fish and along spine urchin. Was debating the Niger trigger but sounds like luck of the draw on their personality, so I was wondering about a FIJI PUFFER.

Can't seem to find any commentary on these guys, do you have experience? Are they rough on their roommates? Do they eat well? Will they disturb my snails and urchins? I've always adored them, but the info I have is limited... ANY EXPERIENCE???

They will love the snails and urchines. They taste really good. But they are awesome fish.

 

[PuffDandEd]

Yup, puffers love hard shelled inverts. If you decide to get rid of the urchin you love the puffers I'm sure. [violation] The arothron pufferfish have a much more friendly personality and are much like pet dogs!