but do have a concern if anyone can answer he doesn't seem to like eating anything other that fresh shrimp have placed fresh clams as well as mussels and he only wants the shrimp how do we know if his teeth are not being grounded down enough? Give them a variety of foods but mostly meaty items for optimal health.Surprisingly enough his tank mate is a peacock mantis shrimp and they dont bother each otherTo join, you must be at least There's a lot of great info :) I'm glad you mentioned that people should never scare their puffers just so they will puff up - I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain to guests that I will not make our puffers puff just so they can see it.Porcupine Puffers look like very funky fish! They can handle fluctuations in PH, temperature, and salinity better than many other fish and don't go on hunger strike as often in response to stress. Is this unwise as he is obviously going to get bigger as are his teeth or will he learn to be more gentle. I do all the fun leading him with the food outside the glass sides and drop it into his open mouth from the top when he comes up to beg now. I'll have to hunt up the instructions for that. This makes it unlikely that a fish that eats one will ever eat another as dead things don't eat. It's just as enjoyable and everybody gets to keep all their fingers.You are going to enjoy your little guy so much. Even though Eheim claims it's good for much larger tanks, if you compare the volume, amount of media space, and the liters-per-hour of turnover with other brands such as Fluval and see what tank sizes they are rated for, you'll see the Eheim is rated with a very different standard.
If your pet's teeth become overgrown, he may become unable to eat and starve to death or require delicate dental surgery few veterinarians are willing or able to perform. Also for the tank setup would i be able to have sand as a substrate? So any suggestions of what may make good tank mates for the Puffer..??
Again, thanks for the advice! To provide a better website experience, pethelpful.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Thank you@Kylyssa: Thanks for the reply. Porcupine puffers are actually pretty mild-mannered and slow-moving so you may have to hand feed him (it's fun anyway) or risk overfeeding your grouper to get enough food into your porky.
Engineer gobies tend to hide from any confrontation but they can become friendly enough to hand feed. It still seems like an awfully large bio-load for a 100 gallon. @Kylyssa: Thank you for the info. Hypo-salinity needs to be phased in slowly. If you put more than one in the same tank it will likely lead to the death of one or both of the fish.They are usually pretty mild-mannered towards other types of fish. Medium sized fish that get along well with balloonfish include hawkfish, large clownfish, and wrasses.Most invertebrates other than corals will be seen as food and some fleshy coral polyps will be as well.My porcupine puffer lives with a Regal Tang and a Purple Tang (pictured) in a tank with a frogspawn coral, encrusting montipora, several fungia coral, a favia coral, zoanthids, and an elegance coral.Porcupine puffers are one of the most personable types of saltwater fish. In very tiny quantities, the toxin causes tingling and euphoria—and sometimes death.You can expect to pay between $25 to $35 for a small porcupine puffer.Your pet fish should outlast the average wild puffer, having the advantage of plentiful appropriate food, protection from predators, and treatment for parasites and diseases. Wise advice.Very cute lens, enjoyable.
Their engaging personalities combined with big eyes, chubby cheeks, and silly grins make them adorable pets.While they get rather large and require a big aquarium, their care is easy compared to that of many saltwater fish. I'd like to know what exactly goes on in their mouths because they can pick up tiny pieces of food with a mouthful of substrate and only spit out substrate through their gill openings! Some aquarists also claim that feeding dry food can create more waste problems as it is not as completely broken down by your fish's digestive tract as fresh or frozen foods are.This is part of the reason it's a good idea to house your puffer in the largest tank you can manage. Thanks for your help kylyssa@bonesindecay: I think that's an awful lot of bio-load for that size of a tank without some extra water volume and/or filtration. His teeth will soon be able to crush clams and the wee bones in your fingers aren't much more substantial. I have read that most tangs are susceptible to ich and the blue tang is one of the worse. Such small water changes can be OK if you have a vegetable filter such as a refugium full of macro-algae but I wouldn't recommend it if you just have the tank.
As previously stated these fish bring a lot of personality to the tank and are a frequent favorite in large aquariums. I used to feed mine with a turkey baster. I am using a EHEIM 2217 canister filter. I will try a turkey baster instead if you think that's ok because he seems to know when i am feeding him and waits for my finger to go in the water with food onIt is unwise. Its highly dependent upon individual personalities and caution should be taken when having tankmates.
It's easy to see why people would rush to buy one, they look so cute and we are all fascinated with the puffing trick too, but they are living beings with their own particular requirements and it is important to stop and consider first whether you can give a puffer the care it needs.Yikes, the porcupine puffer looks like a scary little fish when it gets upset. Even that fancy cleaner shrimp may look like a snack to your pufferfish. They are called puffers or balloonfish for a very good reason—they fill their bodies with water when frightened. First off I would like to say that Kylyssa wrote a very good article on the porcupine puffer. Great job! I prefer to let them sit in a bucket of used saltwater from a water change overnight to make sure they are alive and healthy before giving them to Porky.This pufferfish parent was quick with his video camera and caught his young porky deflating.