Finally got a puffer :D

I've been wanting a puffer for quite some time, and my LFS has a stars and stripes puffer I've been eyeing for a couple months. Nobody wants him because he has no color and the customers always say "Look at that ugly fish!". Well I like that ugly fish, so today I got rid of my corals (made a nice chunk of change too!) and brought him home. I brought home a powder brown tang as well.

He's nothing fancy, and I'm not trying to brag or anything, I'm just very excited about him

Here's an acclimation photo. Yes, he's stressed.




Anybody else puffer fans?

The powder brown tang is a good looking fish too

Ptrick125 said:

That's a cool fish, but be careful not to plan a tank around an individual fish, I don't think it is a good idea, but I hope it works for you.


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It wasn't planned for him, I just got tired of spending money on coral. I guess I prefer a fowlr tank.

He had such an awesome personality, followed me around the tank a lot. He mysteriously died this morning. I figured ammonia, nope. My levels are all 0 (ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate). The LFS is trying to figure it out. The owner has been at my house most of the day searching for a cause

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The tank (rock and sand included) is 6 years old. It was relocated with original water to my house 8 months ago.

We (meaning the skilled professional LFS owner) can't think of anything. The water parameters are too solid to be the cause and he wasn't harmed by anyone. The LFS owner thinks it may have just been the change to a new tank that did it. Who knows, I may get the porcupine they had...maybe.