Puffer Fish?

@sproutz (260)
Canada
January 15, 2007 3:36pm CST
Does anyone have a puffer fish? What type? How old is yours? Size? My bf had one for quite some time. Poor thing has passed away though. I wouldn't mind getting another. Have you seen the freshwater ones? Sooo cute!
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• United States
16 Jan 07
I presently have a freshwater puffer. He/she is a spotted puffer. I had 2 others a few months ago, they were the figure 8 puffers. For some reason or other.. they only lived about 2 months in my tank. But this spotted puffer seems to be doing just fine. He just LOVES to eat the tiny snails that are all over my tank. He/she/it I have had now for about 8 months. It is great to watch my 4 year old feed it by hand, the little blood worms. Takes them things right out of her little fingers.
@Signal20 (2281)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Those are brackish water puffers...Read on them so he doesn't die on ya :) http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/
• Canada
18 Jan 07
I had a Porcupine Puffer, those are salt water fish. He was huge, when he puffed up he was about the size of a small pizza
@mommye (168)
• United States
17 Jan 07
I love puffer fishes. I have never owned one though, may in the future. I think they are super cute.
@darkblade (123)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
i have a friend who has one, a freshwater puffer. Very aggressive and they say that it's skin is poisonous, i think it's a certain delicacy in some countries. Don't know the common name but its scientific name is tetraodon fangi.