My New Baby Puffer
 

Hey guys i got a new puffer today (From Hidden Reef)

My concern is he's quite small and hes going in a tank with an Eel (snowflake) should i be concerned with the eel going after the puffer. The Puffer is about the size of a Toonie. The eel is about a foot long but only about a loonie thick. Any thoughts ?

Kyle

First, one kind of eel is it? secondly the tank size?
I have had no problems with eels attacking fish, maybe others have but most eels are not that aggressive, but again depends on the species..

Kris

Post some pics of the Puffer what kind is he?

i agree... totally dependent on the kind of eel and its personality. has it ever taken a lunge at any of your other fish before?

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oh wow, totally missed that :redface: well good news is that SFEs (a pebble toothed eel) usually leave fish alone as their main diet consists of inverts like crabs and shrimp. that said, i have seen SFEs lunge at fish just for aggression (not to eat or kill), especially during feeding time. so have you kept your eel with other fish (specifically smaller fish)? were they ever attacked?

for a while, i would keep a close eye on the puff to see if it gets stressed or is attacked by the eel, especially when you feed them. should be okay though i think.

Pictures! Me and justinl want to see this cute puffer!

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I would be very careful...my Snowflake Eel bites my Stars and Stripes Puffer all the time during feeding. My puffer is about 7 inches and VERY thick, so he barely even feels it but I would worry with a little puffer that the Eel could eat him. A friend of mine had his Eel eat a 7 inch Lionfish last year...The Eel was only about 2.5 feet long! He had a huge bulge just below the head where the Lion was! Crazy that a relatively small eel could eat a decent sized Lion.

What size is your Green Spotted Puffer? They are actually brackish fish. Most owners of GSP's start their fish off at low end brackish then move their way up to full marine as the puffer grows. http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/..._Nigroviridis/
Take a look at the above link.

I would be very careful as well. Snowflakes have very poor sight and when feeding mine has taken a hold of my sharpnose puffer and taken him right down to the bottom of the tank. They aren't being aggressive they are just in a frenzy when they eat.