Porcupine Puffer Pacing

[nnhchase]

Hey there! So recently my parents got me a porcupine puffer for my birthday, and we have him in quarantine at the moment before he can go into our 215 gallon. However, I've noticed that he keeps 'pacing' the tank and is rubbing his lips on the walls which is ultimately hurting him (the scales in his lips have rubbed off). I'm trying to find things to keep his attention and keep him active but I'm finding it hard to find things that won't mess with the water quality (like getting him lots of inverts to hunt) or any fish safe toys. If anybody has any suggestions I would really appreciate the help.

 

[blaxsun]

This thread has a few ideas.

Fish Toys?

I have a little porcupine pufferfish in my tank and I noticed sometimes he seems a little disoriented... he’s all alone in the tank for now and at the moment life is too crazy to add another little guy.... I’ve heard, now hear me out cause this is gonna sound weird, but that you can get little...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[nnhchase]

This thread has a few ideas.

Fish Toys?

I have a little porcupine pufferfish in my tank and I noticed sometimes he seems a little disoriented... he’s all alone in the tank for now and at the moment life is too crazy to add another little guy.... I’ve heard, now hear me out cause this is gonna sound weird, but that you can get little...

www.reef2reef.com

Awesome, thank you so much!

 

[AydenLincoln]

This is a very common pufferfish behavior especially when bored or stressed. I recommend covering the back and possibly the sides of the tank to help prevent him seeing his reflection and adding stimulation in the environment. Such as spending more time with him, putting on the tv, etc. also get him into the big tank asap and watch for lesions from rubbing up against the glass.