The Puffer Forum

Hello:

I have a 500 gallon (700# live rock + 160 gallon sump) FOWLR tank and would like the enjoyment / challenge of raising up a small Arothron stellatus to adulthood. They seem to be hard to find. Does anyone know where I might find one for sale?

Regards.

Where are you located? I've seen them at a LFS around here.

I am in Charlotte NC - do you if this LFS ships and if it does, would this particular puffer ship well? Regards.

One of our mods is in SC, maybe she could help.

Not only that but she ownes a shop. Ask yunachin.

yeah they arent the easiest. what i have gathered is they only live in certain parts of the ocean in certain parts of a reef, thats basically how they live in the wild.making it a little more difficult to find we're looking at japan africa and asia here. so i guess you could say come few and far between, so when you find him, grab him asap.


all the stores down south. try contacting a couple of the stores down in florida , they should have one. other than that you should be looking at special order from another country itself, which ive done and its a pain in the buttocks,


if you would like to keep in touch i can see what i can do about getting it for my store and when and if we get then i can set something up to get hm over there, or an exchage of what you have now. driving is no matter

get back to me on this cause s soon as i fnd one i can get it to you

I could check my supplier and see about ordering one in for you. I can't ship but you are only about an hour and a half away from me and the trip would be a breeze.

I don't recommend getting an a stellatus. They get WAY huge, even for a 500 gallon tank. I mean, I like the idea under the Pufferpedia where is says "minimum tank size: the ocean"