what is a good starter marine puffer I wanted a porcupine but research reveled that they are a little more on the moderate side of the care level. I want to start with a Arothron immaculatus. Is this a good choice?
Puffers and corals
- Thread starter blackghostknife
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I think the care level is the same as a porc. How large is the tank? Tank mates? How long has it been established.
Obviously, the tobies would be the easiest to care for.
Obviously, the tobies would be the easiest to care for.
not established as of yet. I ALWAYS plan the evolution of the tank before even thinking about setting it up. This gives me a general idea of what equipment I will need and a rough maintenance schedule for the tank. I am thinking about starting with a long nosed hawkfish then getting a regal tang and adding the puffer last because it is the most aggressive. This will probably take several years to do as I am having trouble finding a place to actually put the tank. I will probably wait until I move into a new apartment as this one is too small for a large tank. However, this does not stop me from setting aside a savings jar for the tank or planning it out so that I have an idea of how much money I need to save and what general maintenance cost are going to be, how big of an apartment I will need to rent and will I need a second job to pay for all of this? I think it is smart to plan everything out. The tank will probably be set up for about six months before I acquire the puffer.
That's always the best way to plan! Start posting at my forum. I'm sure you'll get some great feedback on puffers there. 
Pufferpunk's forum is a great resource for puffer related information, and posting there as a puffer rookie on many occasions didnt leave me feeling like I was a hassle to community members, which is something that I actually think this salt section here on MFK does a really good job of as well.
Pufferforum is friendly, and you will get bombarded with information, I have never had a post that I had to bump or wait very long on there.
Pufferforum is friendly, and you will get bombarded with information, I have never had a post that I had to bump or wait very long on there.
sounds like a really good place to post. does it do only puffers though because if i post something like a question in the pleco forum here they just ignore me?
