New porcupine puffer and questions?

[Bamm Bamm]

I bought a porcupine puffer for my 90gallon yesterday..Just wodnering if anyone has nay info on them. eating, habits, etc..and expierences..The guy I know att he lfs has been feeding him live brine and frozen krill...He kinda just hung out in the corner of my tank for about 5-6hours eysteray then got really active skimming everywhere going in my yellows tang territory and causing a ruckus..It was actually kinda funny everythign in the tank seems to be kinda afraid of him..hes about 3"long maybe 3.5",,Dan

[G]

hey Dan,

I really miss having a porc. puffer in my tank. They remind me of dogs. Anyway, I can recall my puffer doing fine on krill and silversides. But to give it variety I gave it gold fish occasinally. It seems that I spoiled it and gold fish would be the only thing it would take after that. I also noticed that it would puff up more during the evening hours. Be prepared to having it grow at an incredible rate! You'll really be entertained by your puffer!

G

[organicreefer]

thats cool dan ,my 110 fowlr has been set up for about 2 months-3 months and i still have no fish in there just a sallylf and green brittle star hermits/snails,but a puffer is high on my list of fish,they are so cool.i have a freind that has one and he feeds it all kinds of meaty foods.i think youre supposed to feed them shelfish with the shells still on to keep the beak from growing too long.i know my buddy throws shrimp in there with the shell still on.where did you pick him up at ,out of curiosity?

[Bamm Bamm]

thanks for the reply's..yeah he seems really actibve at night i love him definately my favorite fish so far..Oh I got him over here in Brentwood at pets 4 all its in the safeway shopping center I know the owner he's a pretty nice guy always hooks me up..Has a sweet 155bowfront show tank..I don't agree with a lot of things he does though he had a big yellow tang in a 45 hex a few months back that pissed me off..i try and give hi suggestions and I notice whenever I do he seems to upgrade to the thigns i suggest the next time Iam in there..Orgnicreefer you still want some corals for your reef??I have stuff I want to get rid of..I have a few extra softies and lps i want to get rid of and local is alway better for me..Your in Pitt right as i recall you saying a while back..you going to the B.A.R.E. trip to steinhart this coming saturday?Iam plannign on going as long as nothing pops up..It alway seems things do..I really really really hope to be able to go though..Behind the scenes tour..Dan

[tlc]

here is what i have learned. i just got one for my 90 tank today. he is so cool
they are nocturnal and have great night vision and like to hunt food at night
like caves and rocks to hide behind
are suseptible to ich
are considered not reef safe cause they will eat up your inverts
likemeaty foods
should not be fed goldfish. they are to high in fat
need to be fed a live snail or crab or shrimp small enough for them to eat every now and then. they need this to file down there teeth if not they get to long and can burrow into there lips.
there skin is venemous
japanese people eat them as a sushi aphrodisiac. if not prepared right it will kill you.
can grow to about 6-10 inches in captivity
many owners have taught them to be pet like dogs
once they learn you are the hand that feeds them they get very excited when you aproach the tank...
thats what i have learned good luck with your fish

[Bamm Bamm]

Ahh thats why he doesn't want to eat durign the day I feed him tonight after the lights go down..thanks for the info././Dan

[Bamm Bamm]

fed him about 20minutes after the lights went and he ate like a mad man ate a whole cube of formula 1...

[Biomanjcs72]

Eventually, you should be able to get him to take krill or other shrimp/squid pieces right out of your hand. I used to have one (along with a zebra eel) hand trained when I usd to work at the LFS. , they are really neat fish.

[Bamm Bamm]

is it normal for him to sit on the sand during the day and just kinda chill?he's kinda under a ledge just chillin he's been there since at least when I got home an hour ago..He's moving around though I guess its cs hes nocturnal??he's a mad man at nightime..

[fishguy_8]

the dog face puffer and porc puffer do that at my lfs. so i'd say its normal. but i dont have any experience w/ these puffers .....my brackish puffer did that.
Jon