Porcupine puffer tank size

[Spookyclemente]

I have been wanting to get a porkey puffer for a while. They seem to be the best puffer out there personality wise. I have a 125 gallon tank. I can’t seem to get a straight answer on what the right size for 1 would be.
The other day I was in a fish store and I saw an absolutely massive one. About a foot long by six inches wide. Is that just a freak of nature sized puffer or in this a normal size for them?

Also. They had a cheese fish or cow fish.
Are they a good idea as well? I don’t have any predators. More just peaceful fish. I do have a snowflake eel who is a super chill dude.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I have been wanting to get a porkey puffer for a while. They seem to be the best puffer out there personality wise. I have a 125 gallon tank. I can’t seem to get a straight answer on what the right size for 1 would be.
The other day I was in a fish store and I saw an absolutely massive one. About a foot long by six inches wide. Is that just a freak of nature sized puffer or in this a normal size for them?

Also. They had a cheese fish or cow fish.
Are they a good idea as well? I don’t have any predators. More just peaceful fish. I do have a snowflake eel who is a super chill dude.

Minimum recommended tank size that I've seen is 180 gallons; they have a reported maximum size of ~19.7" but they're typically smaller as I understand it (LiveAquaria lists a max size of 12", so I'd guess around there is probably a more common adult size).

For info on cowfish and boxfish see below - just realize most people struggle to keep them long-term:

Box & Cowfish - What You Need to Know

So, let talk about the adorable yet largely misunderstood Cowfish & Boxfish. Before I begin, let me say that I’m NOT an expert, I’m not a marine biologist and everything I’m sharing is based on very real personal experience. I’m going to group these two fish (Cow & Boxfish) together, as I find...

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[Spookyclemente]

Minimum recommended tank size that I've seen is 180 gallons; they have a reported maximum size of ~19.7" but they're typically smaller as I understand it (LiveAquaria lists a max size of 12", so I'd guess around there is probably a more common adult size).

For info on cowfish and boxfish see below - just realize most people struggle to keep them long-term:

Box & Cowfish - What You Need to Know

So, let talk about the adorable yet largely misunderstood Cowfish & Boxfish. Before I begin, let me say that I’m NOT an expert, I’m not a marine biologist and everything I’m sharing is based on very real personal experience. I’m going to group these two fish (Cow & Boxfish) together, as I find...

www.reef2reef.com

Alright thank you for your help! I think I’ll pick the little guy up.
Just wondering what would be a good medication to put with him to make sure all is good for the first week of quarantine?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Alright thank you for your help! I think I’ll pick the little guy up.
Just wondering what would be a good medication to put with him to make sure all is good for the first week of quarantine?

If you're doing a full QT for ich/velvet and flukes, then I'd do a chelated copper treatment (Coppersafe or Copper Power), or if that makes you nervous with puffers then you can do hyposalinity instead - that would take care of the ich/velvet; for flukes, I'd do PraziPro.

Basically, I'd suggest following Jay Hemdal's current QT protocol and just check for any odd symptoms as you go throughout the QT:

Current Quarantine Protocol

2023 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed quarantine process can effectively eliminate these parasites before...

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And a link for Hyposalinity if you'd prefer that:

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Jay Hemdal 2021 This term refers to a long-term bath treatment for marine fishes in which the salt content of the water is lowered and held below the point that certain parasites can survive. The salt level reached, and the time of the treatment are the two variables...

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[littlefoxx]

I have been wanting to get a porkey puffer for a while. They seem to be the best puffer out there personality wise. I have a 125 gallon tank. I can’t seem to get a straight answer on what the right size for 1 would be.
The other day I was in a fish store and I saw an absolutely massive one. About a foot long by six inches wide. Is that just a freak of nature sized puffer or in this a normal size for them?

Also. They had a cheese fish or cow fish.
Are they a good idea as well? I don’t have any predators. More just peaceful fish. I do have a snowflake eel who is a super chill dude.

Not a freak of nature. Thats their adult size. I have a juv in a 125 right now, but working on getting my 300 gallon up and running of that tells you anything