caught "Sphoeroides parvus" puffer in galveston. (1 Viewer)

[mr_surfer_Dude]

Was fishing today and stumbled upon this little guy, has anyone ever tried keeping one of these in their aquarium?

 

[Gators27606]

Nice fine..

 

[mwilliams62]

how did you catch that one??By it being out of the water I am guessing it is no longer alivie???

 

[mr_surfer_Dude]

I caught it with a cast net, I threw it back because I dont have a big enough tank. I found it in the channel.

 

[mwilliams62]

How do they get???

 

[trb]

How do they get???

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=4297

If you are asking how BIG do they get, it looks like 15cm or 6".

 

[mr_surfer_Dude]

I cant really find anything online about them and their habbits, Im just assuming its prob not reef safe. I cant find anyone who has said they kept one before either.

 

[CBBSteve]

Hi, mr_surfer_dude.
I don't think it's a question of being reef safe, I think the more important issue is if you can feed it the right diet to insure it's longer term health.

good luck,
Steve