Fish I'd and requirements

[Darylb]

I saw this fish on gumtree I'm really interested in it any help is great

 

[joshuajimenez]

That's a type of trigger fish I know they get big and pretty much all triggers are aggressive

 

[mr_X]

It's actually a type of puffer. Not reef safe because they will eat inverts.

 

[joshuajimenez]

My Bad bro I thought it was a trigger always get confused between two from body shape

 

[Darylb]

[Moderator edit] I only have snails and a peppermint shrimp would it be fine with corals? I don't want or have a nem what size tank will it need?

 

[Darylb]

And it's common name

 

[MJSerik]

30 gallons. It'll snack on corals, I'd assume.

 

[Darylb]

Oh okay man it's a beautiful fish but not right for my tank if it eats corals

 

[MJSerik]

Good you asked around and didn't just buy it.

 

[Darylb]

Yea iv had a friend just buy random fish and devistated his tank

 

[Melissajk]

I love these fish, it's a Toby puffer fish. Or a spider eye puffer. We saw them in Hawaii last summer while snorkeling. I wanted one for my tank but was bummed that they are not reef safe.

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[Tony Gill]

It looks like Canthigaster papua.

Tony

 

[Darylb]

Thanks Toby that looks like it it's the most amazing fish iv seen

 

[Melissajk]

I Had one years ago, their amazing. Once mine figured out that I was the one feeding him, he would always go to the top of the tank and spit water at me. They have a lot of personalty.

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[amonk]

Toby puffer and the snails would have to be rather small for it to eat them since the fish won't get to big. I have a GSP in my dt and it is fine with all my shrimp crabs clams and snails and he is 6 inches long. Just would have to watch him more than others.

 

[amonk]

I Had one years ago, their amazing. Once mine figured out that I was the one feeding him, he would always go to the top of the tank and spit water at me. They have a lot of personalty.

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My GSP spits water to. His way of saying hi I guess and they like to be fed by hand ...