The Puffer Forum

I came across these pictures at another forum. can anyone tell me what its name is? I'm just really curious about this puffer and would like to find out more about it. please let me know~! thank you!!

That's a Burrfish! I don't know which species, though. Burrfish are marine puffers with fixed raised spikes that don't fold back against the skin like a porcupine puffer's do. From what I've read here on the forum, they do not often adjust well to captivity and usually will not accept prepared foods, making the Burffish an extremely difficult fish to keep at best. Hopefully sassiegemstone, OraLacerta, or another Burrfish keeper will stop by this thread with more info....

Its a lined burrfish. See my post on "webb burrfish" in this forum for the scientific name.

I just bought my guy last week. Luckily for me he accepted "dead" food immediately, even treated with IP meds. I'm hoping to get the parasites under control relatively quickly.

From what Ora told me, it should get to about 10", and should be in a 75 or larger tank. Biggest problems as you said are getting them to eat, and treating the parasites that they are loaded with.

ohhhhhh~ burrfish eh? a name was all I needed!! I've been searching for its name but didn't have any luck...now I can finally read about it~ In the forum I was in, this guy bought a burrfish and...like you said it's hard to maintain. It ultimately died. beautiful fish though~!

It's a Chilomycterus schoepfii. Getting them to except food and internal parasites are the two main difficulties in keeping them.

Right, they are great alternatives to porc puffers, but not nearly as hardy. Once they get used to their surroundings they are just as social as porcs, and if treated for their IPs and convinced to feed they are great fish. Unfortunately many don't make it in aquariums because the IPs kill them or they never accept dead food.

Burrfish look awesome.

Hilly, I absolutely agree. I'll be getting one in the distant future, too bad it can't be sooner.

Definitely a chilomycterus schoepfi. Deworming is a must for any chance of survival in the home aquarium. Quarantining is also mandatory - not only for pathogen control but also for getting the puffer adjusted to living in a glass box and accepting prepared food in a stressfree environment. (no other tankmates and especially ones that are not naturally encountered ).

Best of luck.