Dogface Puffer Tank Mates
Best kept alone or in very large aquariums.
Dogface puffer tank mates. It s origin is indo pacific character and suggestions regarding care might be aggressive towards tankmates. 72 0 78 0 f 22 2 25 6 c temperature. Start date mar 25 2002.
Mar 25 2002 1 would yellow tangs or any tang for that matter be a good tank mate for a dog face puffer and would a coral bauty be ok as well. Joined aug 2 2019 messages 10 reaction score 5 location south carolina. But as cute as they are they are not at all considered reef safe.
Dogface puffers do best with other non aggressive community species and can even be kept with others of their own kind. Dog face puffer common name. These pufferfish like other puffers are dubbed aquatic dogs due to their close interaction with humans.
Dogface puffer tank mates. Just checking my options while the tank is still cycling thanks all. Tank mates for dog face puffer.
There is only one kind of true dog face puffer and that is the black spot puffer. 100 gallons 455 litres minimum tank size. My husband and i are looking to buy a 240 gallon tank but have different opinions on what to keep in the tank.
This fish is known as dogface puffer arothron dogface puffer blackspotted puffer and the correct latin name is arothron nigropunctatus it belongs to the puffer family. As a voracious carnivore the dog face puffer will unabashedly devour small inverts but won t damage corals. These include puffers such as the narrow lined puffer manila puffer stars and stripes etc.
While it is not uncommon for this species to be a shy feeder at first especially if kept with more boisterous tank mates but it will soon become bold to the point where it can be hand fed. Their hard teeth can easily bite through mollusk and clam shells. Dogface puffer alternately known as the blackspotted puffer is a saltwater fish indigenous to the tropical waters of the pacific and the indian ocean.
8 10 8 40 ph range. The dogface puffer nbsp arothron nigropunctatus also known as the dog face puffer is a peaceful marine species that features large expressive eyes and a sad looking small mouth. The others are members of the arothron family and look similar but get much much bigger.
Oinkymcpiglie new member view badges. Sg 1 020 1 025 specific gravity. Its circular slender lines are characteristic of its body.
Their striking resemblance to canines alongside the dark or black spots on their body earns them the names dog face and blackspotted puffer respectively. The striped dogface puffer arothron manilensis features large expressive eyes and a sad looking small mouth. Tagged users none aug 2 2019 1 o.
As a voracious carnivore the striped dogface puffer.
