Porc Puffer

[KingTang]

Hi guys, I'm in the planning stages of upgrading my tank.

I'm thinking of getting an 8 foot custom so I can have all my favourite fish.

The NEED fish are:
Powder Blue Tang
Hippo Tang
Yellow Tang
Longnose Butterfly
2 Clowns
Royal Gramma
1 Green/Blue Chromis

Possible Fish:
Blone Naso Tang
Banner butterfly fish

Now I'm thinking about getting a Porcupine Puffer.

Will he mix well with that stocklist?

 

[randomfishguy85]

you really never know what to expect out of puffers. some may eat small fish and some may not. I dont have a diodon puffer, i have an arothron puffer so my experience may be slightly different but my guy doesnt eat any small fish and isnt a bully at all. coexists well with small fish, big fish, fast fish slow fish. hope that helps

 

[NewbyReefer]

I have a 6+" Porc Puff with a Tom Clown, and Lawn Mower Blenny. Ive never seen aggresion out of him. Just keeps to himself, But is a pig at feeding time.

 

[Fishnthecorner]

I have a spiny back puffer. The greatest fish ever!

 

[Irenicus]

Porc Puffers (from my experience) are the nicest fish ever. Everyone in your family will love him/her. IME, no aggression, just big stomachs

 

[jlcoop277]

Yeah mine is the nicest fish in the tank, he doesn't even bother my hermits. Like everyone else says, it's a pig!

 

[jrflex]

Scenes from a crazy puffer tank

Scenes from a crazy puffer tank

Hi all- wanted to give some input here:

Relatively "newbie" to the aquarium world, but with the help of some good friends I have a nice 55-gal tank setup as FOWLR.

I recently got a Porcupine Puffer, relatively small (~4"). We thought he'd be friendly and tame, as I had a previous Puffer who would eat out of my hand, etc.

So my buddies are watching my tank the other day, and see the puffer eat a chromis! Shocked everyone!

I also have a moray eel in the tank, and sometimes feed him a few goldfish. I did the usual and put 2 goldfish in for a nice dinner for him...and....the puffer chowed both goldfish before the eel even had a shot at dinner!

Needless to say, makes me think twice about hand-feeding "Puff Daddy Jr.".

FYI, in the tank I have a moray eel (~8 inches now and growing), the puffer, a blue damsel which has been a survivor (eel ate the other 2 blue damsels weeks ago...but I think the eel and this guy have arrived at some sort of agreement), an anemone, and a huge Calico crab.

Also, interesting fact: A clown fish (Nemo) will not automatically go to the anemone...and if the eel finds the clown fish first, it is not good for the clown. But after seeing my cute lil' puffer chow down a few other fish, we also think it may have been the puffer who ate the clown.

Such is life....