Need a puffer ID!
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ophiura
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I think we are basically just confusing common names, LOL. Funny how often it happens in this hobby! Give me latin any day!!
The family Diodontidae are the porcupinefishes AKA burrfish. There are several common names for it, but IMO they really are generally not suitable for aquaria though lots of people keep them. They get to be a VERY large fish. :happyfish
The family Diodontidae are the porcupinefishes AKA burrfish. There are several common names for it, but IMO they really are generally not suitable for aquaria though lots of people keep them. They get to be a VERY large fish. :happyfish
promisetbg
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You could do it easy in a 300. Keep in mind that they are messy eaters and all puffers need to be fed shelled food items on a regular basis for their ever growing beak.
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surfinusa
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at one look at it i could tell it was some type of bur fish because it's head was so square :thinking:
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surfinusa
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it looks like he has ick but with black spots instead of white
boalgf
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Latin name for porcupine puffer is Diodon holacanthus. This is Diodon hystrix, spotted burrfish. No confusion at all.
This fish gets to 36" long so the only way I think this would be ok in 300 is if the tank is at least 36" wide, at least. Most 300 gallons are around 24" or 30". It would be sad if the puffer went his adult life never being able to turn left or right. I have a porcupine puffer (Diodon holacanthus) and he uses every bit of his body size while turning.
This fish gets to 36" long so the only way I think this would be ok in 300 is if the tank is at least 36" wide, at least. Most 300 gallons are around 24" or 30". It would be sad if the puffer went his adult life never being able to turn left or right. I have a porcupine puffer (Diodon holacanthus) and he uses every bit of his body size while turning.
aw2
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Originally Posted by promisetbg
You could do it easy in a 300. Keep in mind that they are messy eaters and all puffers need to be fed shelled food items on a regular basis for their ever growing beak.
Considering that Diodon hystrix will reach 36" in length, a 300gal. would NOT be ok. Even a 300gal. that's 36" wide, as boalgf suggested, would still not work.
Even something on the scale of 600gal. would not work, IMO.
You could do it easy in a 300. Keep in mind that they are messy eaters and all puffers need to be fed shelled food items on a regular basis for their ever growing beak.
Considering that Diodon hystrix will reach 36" in length, a 300gal. would NOT be ok. Even a 300gal. that's 36" wide, as boalgf suggested, would still not work.
Even something on the scale of 600gal. would not work, IMO.
promisetbg
Active Member
I was thinking something in the order of 18"...wow you guys are right.Man they do get huge.There was one here for the longest time at a chain type pet store.It was so sad..he would always have a beaten up nose as he was in such cramped quarters..and would push it up against the glass.Is'nt it sad to think of how many there are in small tanks.
ophiura
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Originally Posted by boalgf
Latin name for porcupine puffer is Diodon holacanthus. This is Diodon hystrix, spotted burrfish. No confusion at all.
Were my confusion comes from:
Fishbase has this: "Spot fin porcupine fish" for Diodon hystrix
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesS...esname=hystrix
And Diodon holocanthus as the "long spined porcupinefish" Basically I am not familiar with the different names used for these in the hobby. I'll definitely admit that
Regardless, it is an issue of semantics in the end. I totally agree it is not an appropriate fish to keep.
Latin name for porcupine puffer is Diodon holacanthus. This is Diodon hystrix, spotted burrfish. No confusion at all.
Were my confusion comes from:
Fishbase has this: "Spot fin porcupine fish" for Diodon hystrix
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesS...esname=hystrix
And Diodon holocanthus as the "long spined porcupinefish" Basically I am not familiar with the different names used for these in the hobby. I'll definitely admit that
Regardless, it is an issue of semantics in the end. I totally agree it is not an appropriate fish to keep.
