Is my puffer a Green Spotted Puffer?

[Lenidar]

As the thread is titled, I bought a puffer fish from a local shop, they dont know what kind of puffer it is though. I attached a picture of the little guy below, he's about 1-1.5 inches right now.

 

[kno4te]

It is. Very nice looking of the puffers too. Hope it’s in some brackish water. They prefer brackish to low end full salt.

 

[PYRU]

Looks like a little gsp to me. Do you know much about them?

 

[Lenidar]

It is. Very nice looking of the puffers too. Hope it’s in some brackish water. They prefer brackish to low end full salt.

damn, its in fresh water.

Looks like a little gsp to me. Do you know much about them?

I got it for about, converted 3 dollars

 

[kno4te]

They can tolerate freshwater when juveniles. Would make sure to add salt eventually.

 

[Lenidar]

They can tolerate freshwater when juveniles. Would make sure to add salt eventually.

currently, its in my main tank, a 75g, with my other fish. At what size should I put it in salt water?

 

[PYRU]

Slowly raise the level. I believe it's .05 a week until in full salt to keep from killing your bacteria. I kept mine in full marine fowlr (fish with live rock) from like 3" up. They get to the size of a small nerf football and need high crunch diet. Snails, crustaceans, clams on the half shell, etc

 

[kno4te]

Can start to add now but once they hit about 3in if I remember right they’ll need the increase in salinity.

Fat Homer may know a bit more about this.

 

[PYRU]

https://www.**************.com/foru...cus/an-introduction-to-green-spotted-puffers/

It won't show the link, because its another forum. They have an awesome puffer library.

 

[Lenidar]

Thanks for the info guys, I guess I need a new aquarium for it then...