Porcupine Puffer Antics!

GreenSpottedPuffer · #1 12-01-2007, 12:42 AM

I thought this was a funny little story to share...I have always been able to "pet" my porcupine Puffer on the back because he has learned that I usually only do it before I feed him. So I guess he is smart enough to relate me "petting" him to getting food. Even though I really do not touch him much, I think this is really cool. Today I went a step farther to see how trusting he was and actually am able to completely hold him in my hand! He just lays still and looks around...Its hilarious. I did this a few times and then thought, well it can't be good to be touching him so much, so I stopped. I started to walk away from the tank and he went NUTS!!! He began frantically swimming, spitting, thrashing, ect.

I guess now if he gets held he also expects food! Fair enough...

So I gave him a little bit of prawn but apparently that was not enough. He began begging again right away. I actually started laughing at him and he puffed! The timing of it all was amazing. Almost as soon as I began laughing its like he got upset and poof! All the time he was puffed up, he just stared at me too. I was laughing so hard I was almost crying.

Heres a pic of him puffed. I will take one of him being held next time I do it. What a character this Puffer is!

michika · #2 12-01-2007, 01:07 AM

Cute story

seanoman · #3 12-01-2007, 01:46 AM

they are the coolest fish ever!

Moogled · #4 12-01-2007, 02:10 AM

Hahahaha, that is so wicked man.

Best story on Canreef. EVER.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #5 12-01-2007, 02:25 AM

I thought people might like it! Puffers really can be like puppies sometimes. He gets SO fussy if you ignore him when your near the tank. Its almost impossible to take pictures of other fish too because as soon as you hold a camera up to the glass, hes there in front of it. Its amazing how smart they seem to be.

justinl · #6 12-01-2007, 02:32 AM

that was a cute story. i like.

banditpowdercoat · #7 12-01-2007, 03:42 AM

lmao, I want one

Delphinus · #8 12-01-2007, 04:05 AM

Wow, there's something you don't see every day, eh?

GreenSpottedPuffer · #9 12-01-2007, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Wow, there's something you don't see every day, eh?

Yeah Im not sure how many fish will allow you to "hold" them! I mean Im not squeezing or anything, I guess more like "cupping" him but Im still amazed that he lets me. Still can't beleive he got angry enough with me to puff though.

Redrover · #10 12-01-2007, 06:27 AM

Marc [ SuperFudge ] with a couple of his pals