How big of a tank would support 3 porcipine puffers? I know they get like aprox. 11inches? I'm going to buy the tank and set it up for a bday present, at my house.
Porcupine Puffer
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I would guess around 300 gallons. That is if they will tolerate one another when they are adult. They can be territorial so IMO, I would never do more than 1 Porky per tank but that is just me. Anyway, hope this helps.
Considering that they grow to a size of 36 inches (and, yes, I've seen them close to this size) I think the more appropriate question would be how large an aquarium you would need to house just one. And I don't think 300 gallons is big enough to house just one. I saw a full size adult in a 1,000 gallon tank and recall thinking the massive fish looked awfully cramped.
But remember there are several different species. The common one only gets about a foot long, but a very close look alike gets the 3 feet previously mentioned. So for the common one a 300 would work.
This is a case where a picture or scientific name would help. In this area a Porcupine puffer is Diodon holocanthus. It only grows to 12 inches. They may be kept in groups and 3 should do fine in a 300.
Ray
Ray
Yeah common names can suck like that.
More commonly I've seen Diodon hystrix sold as "Porcupine Puffer".
More commonly I've seen Diodon hystrix sold as "Porcupine Puffer".
yeah sorry, i wasn't going to go that indepth, i was just wondering... Porcupine Puffer written on a glass box in marker doesn't really help me with its information. I was just wondering the size for a few of them since my book with their pic said the size for keeping one, didn't know if that was just doubbled for two and so on... thanks though guys!