Porcupine Puffer

[HoopsGuru]

Anyone with a fish only system or reef tank with large fish that would like a 4-5" juvenile? Mine is getting a little frisky with my smaller fish and I'm getting nervous. I have a 46g bowfront I can setup for a little bit, but don't really have a wall left to put it against and no vacancy in the fish room.

I had one before that was a perfect community member until my Instant Ocean crash several years ago and finally decided to replace it. I figured I could repeat my success by teaching it that food would come consistently from me. This has worked to a degree, but he is still chasing around my chromis and I don't like the thought of it munching on my mandarin pair. For the last week I have been stuffing it to try to keep its aggression at bay. He stays clear of the tangs, just the chromis are making his eyes glaze over.

 

[NCNBilly]

If you can train it to eat Damsels you can probably sell him for $$$$.

 

[HoopsGuru]

Did I mention it can spit water....c'mon how charming is that Your neighbors will be amazed, and as Bill said....do you potentially have a damsel problem??? Although, he could very well just be trying to play with them.

 

[dalilgriffith]

HoopsGuru, did you find a home for this guy yet?

 

[dalilgriffith]

Ill take this guy off your hands.

 

[HoopsGuru]

I was able to squeeze a 46g bowfront into my basement, my son cried (he's 3-1/2) when I mentioned the fish might go. So officially, that makes my son stoning my release of the puffer and my fiance stoning the release of my oscars...so much for my ideas .