Canthigaster rostrata

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Canthigaster rostrata

Post by sao870 »

has any one here raised one of these puffers if so any input would be good ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Marine/C_Rostrata/

i got one of these guys the other day as a rescue i went in the LFS to trade in my eel And they had him in a tank with some pretty mean fish.... Niger Trigger/panther grouper so i picked him up for 17 bucks ....
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Re: Canthigaster rostrata

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Similar to keep as other Sharpnose puffers such as the valentini or papua/solandri. However, it's pretty much unpredictable if it will eat SPS and LPS corals or not. Urchins also might or might not be eaten.
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