lostiniraq1976

Will my porcupine puffer eat my domino damsel?

pinkfloydpuffer

It depends....
Porkies are rather shy puffers. If you damsel is fast and can hold his own against tough fish then I think he'd be ok.

lostiniraq1976

What fish do you keep with your puffers?

pinkfloydpuffer

None, but I don't have any puffers in pure SW at the moment.

lostiniraq1976

how much should I feed the porcupine? I am feeding him frozen brine shrimp, 1 cube twice a day. Would you keep fish with the puffer, and which ones if you would?

pinkfloydpuffer

How big is your porky? Variety is always best for a puffer's diet.
In a 30 gal I wouldn't keep anything with him. In say, a 150g, there are many possibilities. For example, clowns, non-piscivorous eels, wrasses, blennies, etc... although of course there are no guarantees that the particular puffer will take to those fish.

lostiniraq1976

Put the damsel and puffer back together. The puffer turned dark green and went after the damsel. I positioned live rock and plants so the puffer couldn't reach the damsel.

Angela_96

Let us know how it goes! I am wanting a puffer sw tank myself...

Off topic what part of WV are you from ? I grew up in the Bluefeild area.

lostiniraq1976

Bluefield and Princeton Class of 95

Angela_96

Wow... I have a lot of friends from Princeton. I graduated from Tazewell in 96 but lived in Princeton for over half of my high school years.

lostiniraq1976

What was your last name? I am Ralph Anderson.

lostiniraq1976

My porcupine is about 6" long and about 3" wide.

pinkfloydpuffer

So he's a pretty good size, but far from full-grown. I think a cube worth should be good. Just make sure his tummy gets full

Angela_96

It was Allen, I didn't get married until I moved to TN in 2001.
I always say that because I dated a jerk from princeton who has the same last name as me (now) and I don't want to be connected to him in any way.