Puffer and a snowflake eel

[leftyblite]

I currently have a 150G tank with a dwarf lion, snowflake eel, blue tang, flame angel, and a foxface. One of my friends is setting up a tank and wants a dwarf lion. I used to have a puffer before I got the lion and the eel and I just loved him. I was thinking about selling my lion to my friend and getting another puffer. I'm just not sure if it will be compatable with the eel. Would it be? Any thoughts, suggestions, or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[kjr_trig]

No issues there, I had a Porky Puffer with a SFE for 5 years. The only issue is they both eat big meaty foods, and the puffer sees much better and is very greedy and tries to eat everything, a pair of feeding tongs is a must to get the eel food.

 

[prime311]

No problems with those 2. My SFE went after my Puffer when I first got the SFE on accident, but now he(the SFE) just ignores/hides from him.

 

[eelfan77]

ive had my snowflake eel and porcipine puffer together for over a year and and have not had one promblem yet. just be careful when feeding because most eels including mine get really aggresive during feeding time.

 

[leftyblite]

Thanks for the help. My friend decided he didn't want the lion after all(his wife I think talked him out of it). I decided to stay with my lion. He in fact learned a new trick the other day that I've never seen from a lion. I was cleaning the tank and he came to the top begging for food. I ignored him until he spit water at me. I thought it was an accident, until he did it 2 more times. And trust me his aim is pretty good

I've heard of puffers doing this but not lions. Has anyone else heard of this???

 

[eelfan77]

I have not heard of a lionfish spitting water but my niger trigger spits water and slaps his tail against the water and it goes everywhere.