Will Porcupine Puffer eat smaller fish?

[goofieones]

On most sites it says that Porcupine puffers won't eat smaller fish, like clowns, grammas, dwarf angel, wrasses.... Anyways does anyone have experience with porcupine puffers with any smaller fish?
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[pufferlover]

In all honesty I have found that if it will fit in their mouth they will eat it. I have tried raising baby Porks with other fish and sometimes that works out well. But to add a larger Pork with smaller fish the odds are against you. My favorite story along those lines is that when my 2 big porks were smaller I decided to add a pecula to their tank for more color figuring it was bigger then their mouths at that point. One night I am sleeping and I hear my wife screaming so I run out to find the 2 porks decided since it was to big for one mouth they would each take a end and play tug of war with it. Needless to say when I got them to let go it was to late for the clown.

 

[evad1029]

My girlfriend had one and it ate 2 clowns, so i guess it can happen, better off if you get a small one to grow with the fish, might have luck that way.

 

[goofieones]

Dosen't sound to good. If I do get one, I would add it very last and get a very small one. After hearing this I probably won't chance it.
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[pufferlover]

Something I read once has stuck with me and that is Puffers are such personable fish that they deserve a tank of their own. My 2 big porks have pretty much been alone the last 3 years until I decided that a 125 gallon tank had to have at least a couple of other fish in it. I tried a Niger Trigger first it got sick screwed up the tank and got the Puffers sick for the first time in their lives. It took 6 weeks to get them back to perfect health but I still wanted more fish in there. I next tried a Rock Beauty Angel about 4 inches (I choose good easy keepers don't I) and then I pushed the envelope again and added a adult Emperor Angel who got sick and died and again the tank had problems. The saga continued I got the Rock and Puffers healthy again in about 2 weeks and decided this time to add a Dianas Hogfish. This time all worked well everyone gets along and the tank has stayed healthy this time. I guess what I am trying to say is we are our own worst enemy. I know better but sometimes I just can't leave well enough alone (I have a suspicion I am not the only one who does this).

 

[goofieones]

You are probably right!!! The urge for a second tank just keeps getting larger, but the check book keeps getting smaller. I think we all have this problem.