Porcupine Puffer Behavior

[the7ferret]

My puffer is acting a little odd.

During the day he camps out on the rock looking around and everything. He comes out to feed and does a good job of chewing the shrimp up. Then goes right back to his little cave.

At night he comes out, tries to eat the few hermits I have in the tank, (hes only 2" long) and slowly swims around.

Seems normal untill

Every once and a while he will go up to the filter screen on my MJ powerheads and just sorta get stuck by the flow. Its low enough from him to get off but its like he is a lazy puffer and dosent want to swim so he uses the powerhead to hold him in place.

Its just silly I tell ya.

 

[civicss1]

my puffer does the same thing...he will hide during the day..come out once in a while...eat then hide...at nite hes out and swimming ..looking at the LR ..its weird i don't know why but i hope like you that its normal...

 

[Lakeside518]

My Pork is pretty active. Although some days he is mellow and take a lazy day and lay about the LR. Anytime someone approaches the tank he is all but Lazy. Always greats and gets excited. Typical behavor for a puffer. How does yours act when you approach?

At nite time they are said to be more active/ nocturnal.

Always watch their behavor and skin conditions. They are prone to Ich. I have treated mine once so far.

Mine is a good 6 to 6 1/2" long. He's a good size. Great fish Defin. attached to him. Wish tank was a reef, but ahh well not parting with my Puffer.

What are U feeding him? They like a mixed diet

 

[sphelps]

Sounds normal to me, my porcupine puffer likes to swim into tubes that are sucking in water, once he swam into the sump return line when I turn the pump off, he got sucked in and then puffed up. It took a couple hours to get him out of that one. Then another time I was siphoning water out the tank and he went for the tube, this time it wasn't big enough for him to fit in but he stilled puffed when he got stuck to the tube.

 

[the7ferret]

Bit of everything,
Mysis, Krill, Plankton, Emerald Entree, Angel & Butterfly.
He eats fine,

He is the cutest thing, and very socialble.

Its just odd that he hangs out on the pump inputs.

 

[indoreefer]

Not exactly talking about strange behavior, but can 2 porcupine puffers be in the same tank? I had one, and someone was getting rid of another one, so I got him, but once they noticed each other they are chasing each other, and it almost looks like they are trying to bite each other. Do I need to put them in different tanks?
Help!!!!!
Daniel

 

[simonssymfony]

2 puffers in the same tank

2 puffers in the same tank

I had thought about getting 2 puffers but was told they will fight unless you have themin a 300 gallon tank or bigger :uzi: