The Puffer Forum

Hi, I have a new porcupine puffer in my marine tank, he was been in ther just under a week. Initialy he was very timid but is now getting more settled. I put food in at night when the other fish were sleeping initially to encourage him to feed. He is a bit fussy , i have tried krill, mysis, chopped ...

I feed cockle in shell and mussel, shrimps, lance fish, prawns. I also use a staple diet of marine flake mainly for the other fish as the puffer swallows most of the meat before the other have chance to get there. The trigger is 'Ok' , it is just as gready as the puffer but as it it smaller there ar...

The tank is custom built octagon dimensions are 48 x 30 x 30 which is approx 150 uk gallons. It has a lot of rock live and ocean base rock. Filtered by a ehiem external and several flow pumps inside and a skimmer and Uv, And LED lighting Fish in there: reculated puffer piccasso trigger clowns lemon ...

he is one of my favorite fish, it eats everything so much so that i have to feed him first so hes nice a full and goes and sits on rock to digest his food then i can feed the other fish or they loose out. If its hungry it splashes around and spits water to get your attention, they do seem an easier ...

Many thanks for identifying him,

HI here are some photos, any help identifying him would be great. http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=26828 I will make a video later which may be easier to see him from different angles as if he sees you he swims to the side of the tank and starts begg...

Hi, I bought a year ago a small puffer labelled as a dogface puffer called dave, but as he has grown he does not look like any of the other dogfaces or pictures i have seen . and looking at the puffer pedia he is very similar to the rectilaris. I was wondering if these are particulary rare or unusua...

Hi, its not the cost of purchasing the MBU that really worries me its buying a sickly one as some look unhappy in the shops. I just dont want attached to a creature that is sickly.

Hi , after extensive reasearch and planning I am now in a position to purchase my MBU puffer. Before he/she moves to the tropical pond it will be in a 100 gallon tank. Before anyone gets on ther high horse i am well aware how big these fish get hence why i have a tropical pond containing many large ...

If i buy a 2" mbu puffer what growth rate can i expect him to achive in the first year in as i can really put him in my 350 gall until he is 14" or so as my fire eel will bully him. is £55 a good price for a mbu i was going to put him in my 100 uk gall on his own till he grows . main reaso...

Hi

just been cleaning my puffer tank out and the biggest puffer who is 3" and fat, sneaked up on my hand and bit me quite hard it was like an electric shock.
is this normal for gsp's? or is he being territorial or did he think my hand was food?

cheers

Hi having kept marine and fresh water fish of all sizes for the last 15 years. I had the opportunity to setup a tank just for puffer fish. As i have always wanted to kep them but on advice was told to keep them in a species setup. I initially had a 15 uk gallon tank with two 1" green spotted pu...