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Porc Puff Requirements?
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:09 pm
by Tihsho
Recently I have seen tons of Porc Puffs at my LFS and they are so tiny and cute. I have not had a marine tank and really am not planning on to, but was curious on what the requirements that his puff needs.
1. Tank Size
2. Tank Mates (seen them kept with lion fish and morays)
3. Substrate (guessing argonite and or crushed coral)
4. Diet (Guessing un-cooked grocery foods and live shrimp)
5. Tank Temp.
6. Other Parts Needed For The Tank
7. Adult Size
Any thing I missed in that list that you would consider important please add!
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:33 pm
by Bred
Their size and housing requirements similar to a Fahaka--grow to ~18" (depending on the species) and need a 100+ gallon tank with a large footprint, if housed alone.
Tank mates, it depends on the individual specimen. It's my understanding that Lionfish and Porcs are a bad combination. I'll let someone else weigh in on that as I have no direct experience.
Substrate, you're on the mark... They live in marine conditions and the substrate helps buffer pH.
Diet is almost identical to FW and BW puffs. Marine species tend to graze on marcroalgae and corals in addition.
Like all large puffers, these are very messy fish. If I were to house one, I would have a large sump, a powerful protein skimmer, with live rock both in the display and in the sump. I'd want a lot of in-tank current and a high volume return pump. Very $$$! One day, though.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:50 pm
by Tihsho
Heh, if you ever get one take some video feed of it so I can watch it and imagine it was my own, lol.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:56 pm
by Bred
This site seems down at the moment, but has some pretty amazing vids of puffers in the wild.
http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfootag ... ffer_Fish/
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:07 pm
by Tihsho
oo thankx
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:21 am
by onebadpuffer
Tihsho wrote:Heh, if you ever get one take some video feed of it so I can watch it and imagine it was my own, lol.
That makes 2 of us. That is my dream puff.
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:01 pm
by Asuran
make it 3!
the lfs has one in one of their display tanks... lost one of its eyes...
from cloudy eye i think... and it was following me around the tank as i walked by... felt so bad for it...
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:02 pm
by Pufferpunk
Read the sticky above.
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:25 pm
by Myaj
Same here, a local store had one with no eyeball at all, but he was a fat little piggie and following me around, looked extremely healthy. I'm a sucker for fish that have lost an eye, but I just can't set up a marine tank that large right now...
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:47 pm
by mandycat
Most porcupines get at lease 2 feet long.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:55 pm
by YBeNormal
The Baltimore Aquarium has a large porc in a huge wrap-around tank. While all of the other fish swim counter clockwise around the viewing area, the porc swam in the opposite direction. I watched him for quite some time during my visit a couple of weeks ago before my family finally dragged me to the exit. I wish I had a video camera with me that day.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:43 pm
by Jager
i apologize for the absence, but i will post on the porcs later when the vid card is fixed. as for tankmates no lions they get picked on and the porcs get stung too curious really.
eels triggers large docile fish or small mean ones work most puffers love damsels and maroon clowns or sebaes with anemones are good too since they have defendable turf and the anemone stops the porc form getting too onery.
as for other tank mates anything big fast and hungry works too.
Mine is a peacful tank with clowns goby and an angel however to work right the porc has to be removed befor esmall fish are added or he samples them. same with inverts.
as i said i will post more in two days when the card comes in and i have more time.