Porcupine Puffer

[tran_311]

I was thinking about getting a porcupine puffer, however i heard that they will attack shrimp and stuff. But i was also wondering if they do anythiing to corals????????

[mst_RoadRash]

Porcupine puffers in general will eat shrimp, crabs, snails... pretty much any invert.

Of course individual fish do individual things. I had a porc who never even looked at a snail but ate any crab or shrimp he could find.

daveR

[mst_RoadRash]

Tran-311

I just read your post in New to the Hobby and I didn't realize you were talking about a 30 gallon tank.

A porc puffer is WAY to large for a 30 gallon tank. They get to be HUGE fish. They are also messy eaters and it's likely that you'd never be able to keep the water in a 30 clean enough for them.

I'd say you should pass on this fish.

daveR

[billsreef]

Depending on what just what species the porcupine puffer is, it could get 20 inches to about 3 feet :eek1:

[DNO]

Hey all, I have a porc puffer he is a spiney box puffer and I have had for about 5 or 6 months now and he has not eaten a snail, crab, or shrimp. I have to really little cleaner shrimp that he does not touch. Once and a while he will nip at a snails shell, but I think it's more for fun than anything, because he will just gently nip the back of the shell only one tome and that is it.

[cruzer]

This guy eats anything put in his tank, fingers included. He is getting BIG.

Rob,

[muhakmid]

Why is it that some porc puffers hae blue eyes????????