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how big do the porcupine puffers get?.
my gf an i seen one she has to have at lfs looks like its wearing makeup.
I have a 300g but its housing my picassos. will a 90 gal vertical tank be ok?

You can find this kind of info in the PufferPedia.

i believe the puffer pedia says they need 120 gallons but ive never seen them in a tank that big and they seem to do fine in a ninty but i could be wrong

They get up to a foot long. Envision a foot-long fish in a 90g tank. It wouldn't wirk.

ya that would be cruel thanks for replies

In fact, it wouldn't reach its full size. It would be stunted by its own hormones and stop growing prematurely. Stunting results in a shortened lifespan.