Dog Faced Puffer

This needs to be moved to the SW forum but I don't know how to that. I hope you don't have fish that are small enough to fit in his mouth because if you do they will become dinner. Cool fish though, I just love watching them.

kmgriff72 said:

This needs to be moved to the SW forum but I don't know how to that.

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Umm... this is the SW forum.

From what I gather its basically unheard of to keep large (or any) puffers in a reef tank. You can say goodbye to any crustaceans - they'll search and destroy shrimps, cleanup crews, etc... I'm not sure about the corals themselves, but if he's already in the tank and you don't have any prized crustaceans you could give it a shot.

Large puffers are generally not considered reef safe fish. They chow down on invertebrates that are found in reef systems. I'm not sure if they will try to eat your leathers or corals they favor the clams and shrimp.

Boy am I blonde I didn't even know what forum I was in....lol.

Chopped squid, krill, chopped clams, hard shelled shrimp to help them wear down their teeth,

My friend has a huge dog face puffer in his reef. He doesnt even go after his hermits maybe because he is really well fed. Than again he is also in a 250gal tank. If I were you I wouldnt put him in a reef

Victorio said:

thanks for the advice, what do these guys generally eat. i know hes a big fan of my mushrooms. What meaty treats do you suggest. Thanks.

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Sorry if this is a dumb question but when you say mushrooms do you mean the fungus kind?