Porcupine Puffer

[lynn.reef.nerd]

Good morning,

will a porcupine puffer eat softies and zoanthids?

Would like to hear from those who kept them before.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Good morning,

will a porcupine puffer eat softies and zoanthids?

They will likely pick on some through curiosity. They need to gnaw on rock/coral to sharpen their clam like teeth

 

[Boreas_SA]

Most probably ok with most corals, mine in the past have always been too lazy to really graze around, corals definitely not part of their diet. Gets huge quickly though, and adds a lot of bioload as they eat a lot of food.

 

[archercorals]

Probably, but if you get fast growing stuff, should be too big of an issue

 

[lynn.reef.nerd]

Probably, but if you get fast growing stuff, should be too big of an issue

Most probably ok with most corals, mine in the past have always been too lazy to really graze around, corals definitely not part of their diet. Gets huge quickly though, and adds a lot of bioload as they eat a lot of food.

They will likely pick on some through curiosity. They need to gnaw on rock/coral to sharpen their clam like teeth

curious if you guys have kept one before?

 

[exnisstech]

I'd say @Boreas_SA has.
“mine in the past have always been too lazy to really graze" ;)

 

[vetteguy53081]

curious if you guys have kept one before?

Not Only over the last few decades have Ive had a sapo, Guinea fowl, dogface, porcupine and stars and stripes but also owned LFS and they were not fast sellers so I often had variety a few weeks until sold