The Puffer Forum

need some answers. my porcupine puffer has laid eggs for the third time since ive owned her. no complicatons in the past. however her female track has come outside her body any suggestions

Typically porcupine puffers release eggs only when a male is present to milt them, so this is pretty unusual. Eggs come out the same way as everything else comes out of a fish, and prolapse isn't necessarily fatal - it can repair itself in time, going back in. I don't know of any way to help the process along, though.

hey nick thank you for your info. as you said it has gone back in and she is as hungary as ever i would not want to lose her i believe she is the only fish with a personality

No problem, glad she is healthy. I wonder if introducing a male porcupine puffer might result in wonderful, adorable porcufry?

HA HA i dont no if im ready for that

do it, do it, do it...!

YOU HAVE TOO!
For the sake of puffer lovers everywhere!

How would you go about tell ing if it was a male porcupine in order to put it with female?

Did you ever introduce a male? My porcupine puffer is about to lay eggs for the second time!

This post is from 2008