is my porkfish stupid?

[roushmustang]

i bought a porkfish about 5" long and lfs said give me 10$ for it so i couldnt pass up the deal so i bought it

when i put it in my tank with my 6 1/2" maroon clown it kept swimming in the clowns territory and kept coming back for more of the clown pushing him away. 5 minutes when i put him in the tank he starts eating the sand and spiting it back up and im thinking to myself hes not a goby why is he doin this,... my lfs was feeing it brine shrimp not sand

who knows what is up with my fish

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

I had one years ago, and seem to remember mine doing the same thing, think it's just looking for food. hope you have a large tank as they do get pretty big .

 

[LittlePuff]

Do you mean a porcupine puffer? He's looking for food in the sand. You'll need to feed him shelled fish, clams, snails, crabs etc.. to keep his beak trimmed down. I wouldn't put one in less than a 125gal. They get very large and are messy eaters.

 

[drew1]

You're talking porkfish, not puffer, correct? I had one years ago. I don't recall this behavior with mine, but he is probably just looking for food. If I recall correctly mine ate everything. They are really pretty fish.

 

[palmer373]

can you post a pic?

 

[steelcity]

They get fairly large. He's a grunt so he'll be in the sand looking for crabs or shrimp.

 

[AfricaOffroad]

What exactly is a porkfish?

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

This is not my photo, pulled it off photobucket.... they get over 12" from what I remember.

 

[roushmustang]

i am talking about a porkfish not a porcupine puffer.... it actually is bringing my clownfish out and he is swiming around instead of hiding in the corner...
i can try to upload a photo in the next couple of days but it may not be a good quality picture because the fish is swiming around and never rests

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

the photo above is of an adult porkfish , the juvi color pattern is different.

 

[small alien]

With a name like porkfish, how bright can it really be?

 

[roushmustang]

so i went onto youtube and typed in porkfish and got this video result and was wondering what the two silverfish were that keep swiming around

my porkfish is nothing like the one in the video mine is active this one is not for some reason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-u_jzlK_oQ