Aren’t pufferfish supposed to have a noticable personality compared to most other fish? I feel like I read somewhere they can be sociable and even playful.
Some of the larger ones are fairly intelligent (well, for a fish), and certainly social and playful like you said! We have a 40gal-ish tank with a few Pea Puffers and while they aren’t nearly as smart as some of the bigger puffers, they are curious little buggers. I love em!
A fish store near me had a big puffer in a big tank in the middle of the store. They would hand feed it, and if he put his hand in the water, it would position itself to get his tummy scratched. He was the owner’s personal.pet, and wasn’t for sale.
One day, the owner was in the back, and he heard the bell at the front door ring twice in quick succession, as someone came in, and quickly left. When he came back up front, the puffer was missing. Someone had stolen him, and he was never found.
My experience with puffers puts their personality in the realm of “What’s this? Will it be easy to kill?” At which point if the answer is no, they lose interest lol
In my limited experience it’s mostly territorial/independent fish who are confident and curious about things, whereas schooling fish have a single flake of detritus for a brain, focused entirely on being part of the group and eating as quickly as possible. There are lots of very charismatic fish out there.
Aren’t pufferfish supposed to have a noticable personality compared to most other fish? I feel like I read somewhere they can be sociable and even playful.
Some of the larger ones are fairly intelligent (well, for a fish), and certainly social and playful like you said! We have a 40gal-ish tank with a few Pea Puffers and while they aren’t nearly as smart as some of the bigger puffers, they are curious little buggers. I love em!
photos please!!
The tank’s a bit messy right now but here’s one of the goobers.
wooooah that’s so pretty!!
When Scuba diving if your pretty relaxed and chill Porcupine Pufferfish will come up and vibe out with their goofy smile
A fish store near me had a big puffer in a big tank in the middle of the store. They would hand feed it, and if he put his hand in the water, it would position itself to get his tummy scratched. He was the owner’s personal.pet, and wasn’t for sale.
One day, the owner was in the back, and he heard the bell at the front door ring twice in quick succession, as someone came in, and quickly left. When he came back up front, the puffer was missing. Someone had stolen him, and he was never found.
This bums me out so hard. Why do people have to be such pieces of shit?
My experience with puffers puts their personality in the realm of “What’s this? Will it be easy to kill?” At which point if the answer is no, they lose interest lol
In my limited experience it’s mostly territorial/independent fish who are confident and curious about things, whereas schooling fish have a single flake of detritus for a brain, focused entirely on being part of the group and eating as quickly as possible. There are lots of very charismatic fish out there.