White Spotted Hawaiian Puffer Interest

[saltwaterlover]

Are these little fellas ok with tangs? (Hippo, yellow, kole yellow eye, Naso?)

Because I love puffers so so much and I’ve been looking at lots of them and I love the white spotted ones and ik they are peaceful and will be ok with smaller fish but I don’t know what they’re like with tangs.. has anyone had any experience with WSP and tangs in a tank?

 

[ndrwater]

Depending on the size of the tank, the puffer (actually a Toby) should be fine. Keep in mind, they don't play well with others of their kind..

To be sure about this .We can ask the R2R resident expert @eatbreakfast

 

[saltwaterlover]

Depending on the size of the tank, the puffer (actually a Toby) should be fine. Keep in mind, they don't play well with others of their kind..

To be sure about this .We can ask the R2R resident expert @eatbreakfast

Ok that’s perfect, I’m only keeping one so it’ll be perfect cuz I’m having a 5ft tank, thanks

 

[eatbreakfast]

Are these little fellas ok with tangs? (Hippo, yellow, kole yellow eye, Naso?)

Because I love puffers so so much and I’ve been looking at lots of them and I love the white spotted ones and ik they are peaceful and will be ok with smaller fish but I don’t know what they’re like with tangs.. has anyone had any experience with WSP and tangs in a tank?

They leave tangs alone. They may occasionally nip at slow or sedentary fish and some may nip at corals, but faster active fish are left alone.

 

[saltwaterlover]

Depending on the size of the tank, the puffer (actually a Toby) should be fine. Keep in mind, they don't play well with others of their kind..

To be sure about this .We can ask the R2R resident expert @eatbreakfast

Shall I add the puffer later on (like 2 weeks or longer) once the tangs are in the tank and settled?

 

[ndrwater]

Depending on how established the tank is, you may want to add them at the same time. I doubt the puffer would be the issue, but tangs can become territorial once established.

 

[saltwaterlover]

They leave tangs alone. They may occasionally nip at slow or sedentary fish and some may nip at corals, but faster active fish are left alone.

Awesome, those are the types of fish I’m getting

 

[saltwaterlover]

Depending on how established the tank is, you may want to add them at the same time. I doubt the puffer would be the issue, but tangs can become territorial once established.

Ok cool [emoji1305]

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

Just beware. They can be real nippers. I had a Blue Spotted Puffer and he nipped almost every fish in my tank. I knew it was him because he would like punch a hole in the fins. I had to sell him to my LFS. It’s probably hit or miss like every fish.

 

[puffy127]

I have a blue spotted puffer and a valentini puffer in a 75g tank with a white tail bristletooth tang. They all leave each other alone.