Porcupine puffer in reef tank?

[Philip S.]

Iv always loved the look and personalities of porcupine puffers but I may want to eventually convert my 90 gallon F.O. to a reef tank. Does anybody have any experiences with this fish in a reef or FOWLR setup? thanks:hmm5:

P.S. The only other fish in the tank are a 4 stripe damsel, royal gramma and yellow tang.

 

[randomfishguy85]

they may or may not be okay with corals, but will eat inverts. I know a guy on the fowlr forum had one with corals. 90 gallons will eventually become too small. damsel and gramma may become a meal as well.

 

[Flame_Angel]

I'll never say something will 100% happen 100% of the time, but in my opinion, a Porcupine Puffer has the capability of doing a ridiculous amount of damage in a reef tank if it feels so inclined.

 

[snorvich]

I'll never say something will 100% happen 100% of the time, but in my opinion, a Porcupine Puffer has the capability of doing a ridiculous amount of damage in a reef tank if it feels so inclined.

This. Plus it gets to be large and not suitable for a 90 gallon tank.

 

[Donkeykong]

They are also very messy eaters, so even if it doesnt touch your coral, you will have to fight the huge bio load it adds to the tank. Huge Bio load, will go after inverts so clean up crew will be hard to keep, and it might go after your coral....to many negatives for my liking.

 

[kevinatwat1]

If they get big enough they will eat coarl