ARE PORCUPINE PUFFER VENOMOUS
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pufferlover
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Yes and No. Yes in the fact their flesh if eaten is toxic to a point. No in the fact that if it pricks you unlike a Lionfish you will not fall to the floor in pain. See you are in Chgo area main area or suburb?
peasly1
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I am told that the prkpn puffer does give off a poison after it blows up and had enough.yet poking you is safe unlike a lion I house a prkpn and a dogface in seperate tanks..since pufferlover states otherwise I will now do some more research..I am also told you can pet the prkpn like a cat or dog.mine does not beleive this yet
pufferlover
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Actually that is a myth. It is possible I believe that if a Pork died in a tank then in time it might give off some toxins but unlike a boxfish altho I have had some pass on me and be dead in a tank for a day no other fish ever died that was with it. When they Puff it is by taking in air to avoid being eaten by predators (altho a shark could care less it will still eat them) it is a fright response and not that serious as it would be with any boxfish. Now a Spiny Puffer (or what is sold as such) is actually a member of the Boxfish family and it can and will poison a tank real quick (know that been there did that). Everyone I have seen in a store for sale is called a spiney Puffer when it is actually a striped burrfish which is a boxfish family member.
fish fry
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Out of curiosity do Puffers really puff in an aggressive tank?
I know that if they fill with air, there is a chance that they won't deflate and they will die. I also know it stresses them out everytime they do it, but is it common if they are in a tank with larger fish?
Just wondering
Tom
I know that if they fill with air, there is a chance that they won't deflate and they will die. I also know it stresses them out everytime they do it, but is it common if they are in a tank with larger fish?
Just wondering
Tom
pufferlover
Active Member
If a Puff Puffs while in water it can get rid of the air fine.The problem is when it Puffs out of water and then is put in water still puffed it can sometimes just float around the top of the tank and possibly die from this. Once in a great while my Dog, which is a tank alone so no stress from tankmates will Puff just after the lights go on and at 15 inches when he puffs it is like a 16 inch softball starring out at you (not done often but sometimes- I consider it his way of stretching). I never net my Puffs I always use a container to catch them so they are never out of water if I can help it. Again as mentioned before it is mostly a fright response and therefore not good to try to make one Puff for fun.