Porcupine Puffer Compatibility

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megn25

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Just got our new Porcupine Puffer a few days ago. All is going well, but we are starting to think about tankmates for the future. Any suggestions for good companions? We were thinking a Lionfish, but I have heard mixed reviews. She doesn't seem to bother anything in the tank now. We lost our Green Spotted Puffer after he got stuck in a rock, so she is with 2 decent sized Damsels now.
 
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rcreations

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How big is you tank? That'll help me give you better suggestions for tank mates.
 
I have a Niger Trigger with my Porcupine Puffer and I haven't had any problems. But that depends if you want a more aggressive fish or not.
The odd thing with my porcupine is that he will sleep with the Niger Trigger in the live rock where the Niger Trigger defends aggressively. I don't know why and I find the behavior a little odd on the Niger's part since he defends it so aggressively but w/lights off maybe he's more passive I don't know.
But Triggers usually get along with the porcupine puffers.
 

srfisher17

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Originally Posted by coffeejunkie33
http:///forum/post/3170255
I have a Niger Trigger with my Porcupine Puffer and I haven't had any problems. But that depends if you want a more aggressive fish or not.
The odd thing with my porcupine is that he will sleep with the Niger Trigger in the live rock where the Niger Trigger defends aggressively. I don't know why and I find the behavior a little odd on the Niger's part since he defends it so aggressively but w/lights off maybe he's more passive I don't know.
But Triggers usually get along with the porcupine puffers.
Great tankmates...if they have enough room. Lights out time can put some fish into a trance-like condition...weird!
 
Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/3170287
Great tankmates...if they have enough room. Lights out time can put some fish into a trance-like condition...weird!
So far they have both been great! I've had a different mix of Triggers with Porcupines before and never had a problem. Now the Trance like state I guess could be entirely possible. It is weird..!
 
Hi Guys,
My first fish in my fish only tank a couple of years ago, was a porcupine puffer. My daughter named him Ron
My second fish was a red tooth niger trigger, my third fish was a blue hippo tang, and then a lion fish. My last two were a emperor angel and a yellow tang. I never had any problems with any of the fish, till one night the niger trigger bit my puffers eye. I felt so bad, I had to let the trigger go (gave him to a friend) I was told, my moon light light let off a reflection on my puffers eye at night and the trigger went for it.
I shut my tank down soon after, my daughter was pretty upset after Ron got bit. I now have a non aggressive tank. I really do miss my puffer though, he was and still is my favorite Fish :-(
I am kinda new to the hobby, I am not saying these fish will work for you. It's just what I had and that was my only problem. It did take a couple of years to happen though.
Good luck
LI Mike
 
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