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Puffers
Puffers fall into the strange category of mostly-peaceful predators. They are incredibly intelligent and each individual has a different personality, which can make them difficult to describe. No matter their personality, they are still a very fun and interesting fish to watch. Most can recognize faces and quickly become attached to those they are most familiar with, some of them even learning tricks.
Two things of note: size and diet. Most puffers get large, with some being bigger than a football. While they can live in smaller tanks as juveniles, they will need much larger tanks as adults. While we normally try not to house fish in tanks that cannot sustain them their whole lives, we will sometimes make exceptions. Please contact us for more details.
Feeding wise, puffers need larger and more specialized foods than most of our other fish. These foods will be provided just as we provide our others, as long as someone is available to feed the puffer every 1-3 days.
Most puffers will attack and eat shrimp without hesitation, as well as most other crustaceans. If need be, we are willing to remove any necessary tankmates before the puffer is added.
Larger puffers can also be good additions to aggressive or predatory tanks. If this interests you, please check out our other Predators.
Porcupine Puffer
Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons
Hungry, happy, and ridiculous. These are the things that describe a porcupine puffer. Whether they just swallowed one clam or a dozen, porcupines are always begging for food. When they’re not begging, they’ll spend all day with their nose pressed to the glass to watch what’s happening around them. They tend to have unique personalities, with some being easily spooked and others being obnoxious and aggressive, so we take extra care in homing them properly.
Dog-Faced Puffer
Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons
Dogfaces always look like a kicked puppy, hence the name. They are more shy and a little more nervous than porcupines, but still very sweet. While not as ravenous as porcupines, dogfaces love food. After they have settled in, they become more visible and will spend the day hanging out in their corner of the tank. They are not a very active fish, even when they are happy, but they won’t hide. They can still recognize faces and enjoy being interacted with, such as chasing fingers on the other side of the glass.
Valentini Puffer
Minimum Tank Size:
The smallest of the puffers we offer, the Valentini puffer is just as curious and distinct as the others. They swim in an almost comical fashion, with their lips pursed and jutting out ahead, and their tiny fins flapping furiously to move them through the water. Don't be fooled by their small size and funny mouths though, they are still predators. They will search every nook and cranny to find things to munch on, and will spend the rest of the day waiting for someone to feed them.