What's the best puffer and why?
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MrTuskfish
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I just can't give an opinion without more info. Tank size, tankmates, etc.
I like dogface puffers - they stay reasonable sized, for a true puffer, and IME are not very aggressive. Though like all puffers, they are gluttons and love their food. Dogface puffers also come in some less common, attractive color morphs. From the Solomon Islands, you can occasionally get black dogface puffers or dalmation dogface puffers.
MrTuskfish
Team RC
You've got plenty of room for a porcupine puffer; they get to become real "pets". Tons of personality, eat anything,love attention, inexpensive, etc. A Porcupine Puffer always becomes a favorite; up front, begs constantly. Unfortunately, most folks don't realize how big they get and end up in keeping them in tanks that are way too small. Any of the Arothron puffers also would be great. Really, with your stocking plans, even the small puffers would work and you can get what YOU want---and that's the way it should be. Puffers should be de-wormed and need hard foods, like shrimp in the shell, to keep their teeth trimmed; but they generally are hardy and long lived.
I love my dogface puffer. He is just the regular color morph of grey with black dots but still has tons of personality and always beggs for food. Him and my foxface are like best friends and go everywhere together. He also was able to make it through a bad case of ick and is fine now so he is pretty hardy as well.
stangd1909
GO NOLES!
I love my stars and stripes, he has a great personality...and is just a over all cool fish.
jjk_reef00
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That Mappa Puffer on divers den earlier today looked really cool. Does anyone know if their color fades when they grow large?
their color and pattern lighten, but they are still very cool looking. google images of "mature mappa puffer" or "adult mappa puffer"
There are thumbnails of adults on fishbase:
http://fishbase.org/photos/thumbnailssummary.php?ID=7857
Adult size of this fish is two feet long! I would not keep an adult mappa puffer (even at a foot and a half) in a home aquarium.
There are thumbnails of adults on fishbase:
http://fishbase.org/photos/thumbnailssummary.php?ID=7857
Adult size of this fish is two feet long! I would not keep an adult mappa puffer (even at a foot and a half) in a home aquarium.
jjk_reef00
New member
Don't worry, my 300 is fully stocked... I may reconsider if I ever get my dream 10' x 4' tank. Although the largest puffer I've ever seen was 8" and he looked huge, I can't even imagine how big a 15" puffer would be! Probably 6" in diameter.
