Dog Faced Puffer or Panther Grouper

[youngskywalker]

How bout some pictures and some thoughts on these fish

 

[hammerhed7]

both are big messy eaters, I don't own either at the time. If you are asking which I prefer I would say the puffer. Panther groupers get huge, and they do not keep their white and black colors, as they age they tend to turn grey to brown colored.

 

[youngskywalker]

Thanks for the info. I have had a panther grouper but never a dog faced puffer. I'm just a little nervous about the puffer. I'm Looking for something to go with my 2 1/2" picaso trigger.

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by Hammerhed7
both are big messy eaters, I don't own either at the time. If you are asking which I prefer I would say the puffer. Panther groupers get huge, and they do not keep their white and black colors, as they age they tend to turn grey to brown colored.
Yeah; if you could keep panther groupers at about 3", you would have a great fish. But, like so many people, they get uglier with age & size. On the plus side, they're prized food fish in their native areas.

 

[ophiura]

IMO, the panther shouldn't even be considered for basically anyone at any time unless they have a big shark pond. They are not suitable for the overwhelming majority of hobbyist tanks long term, and they are sold at a size that makes it almost criminal - small and cute.

 

[reef_dart21]

i never had the panther but as far as i nko is they look great when small but horrible when grown up. As far as the dogface puffer they are sweet fish to look at and they look like a cartoon character how they look and move but sadly my became bitter and niped my dart fish alot (but not eat) so i had to sell but overall a great fish if u have big enough fish for it