Are green spotted puffers dangerous?

Question

i want to know for safety reasons

Answer 1

YES

Answer 2

well yes cause if u put your head in the watter it might bight your head off lol

Answer 3

Green Spotted Puffers are an extremely dirty fish. Their messy eating habits and the large amount of waste they produce make continual tank maintenance a necessity.

Puffers require at least a 50% water change weekly (or two 25% water changes). If the tank is anything less than the required 30gallons per fish, then at least two weekly 50% water changes must take place until an appropriate tank is found. This may seem like a lot, but to keep a puffer healthy, it is essential.

There are several ways to go about changing water. I use a regular hand siphon (available at a local fish store) and a few 5gallon buckets. A self starting siphon will also work this is entirely up to you.

First fill some of the buckets (if you're doing a 50% water change, then you'll need to fill 3 buckets) with tap water about the same temperature as the tank water, it doesn't have to be exact, just close. Then use a dechlorinater (AquaPlus and Prime are my two brands of choice). Using a dechlorinater is absolutely necessary, just letting water sit overnight will not get out many of the harmful chemicals in water. Next add ocean salt, I prefer Instant Ocean (Remember: Aquarium salt will not work!). If you're in the process of raising your s.g. now is the time to add extra salt. Do not to raise the s.g. more than 0.002 a week. Use a refractometer to measure the salt content, keep adding salt until you have the correct s.g.

Once the buckets are filled with water the old water needs to be siphoned out. First unplug your heater and filter to keep them from breaking while you're cleaning. To start a hand siphon do a few up and down hand motions in the aquarium, this should force the water to start moving. Dirty water can be siphoned into a bucket, or directly into a sink if you are using a self starting siphon. Once the water is flowing move the siphon through the substrate to get any buried waste. If you have a sand substrate this is also a good time to stir it up to avoid getting any dangerous gas pockets. Make sure to clean under any decor.

Pour out the dirty water either in a sink, toilet, or outside, then add the fresh water to the tank. Turn on the filter and the heater, and you're done. Leave at least 3 days between doing a water change and changing out filters or scrubbing off algae, if it's done at the same time it will kill too much bacteria and cause your tank to cycle again.

Filter media should be changed out every month. It's best to change the different medias at different times to keep the tank from cycling again. A tank that goes through a cycle will create massive ammonia spikes that can be lethal to your puffer.

Since there are no commonly available brackish algae eaters, all the algae removal will need to be done by hand. Scrub everything off once a month using hot water and a toothbrush. Decor can be soaked in bleach to remove algae, but it needs to be repeatedly rinsed off with hot water before being added back to the tank. Never use a sponge or toothbrush that has come into contact with chemicals, soap, or toothpaste.

Never use windex to clean the aquarium glass. If any of the chemicals get in the tank it would be fatal to your fish. Instead a mixture of 1cup water to 1cup vinegar will work. You can also use an aquarium safe glass cleaner available at a local fish store.

To take care of "salt creeps" (the salt that dissolves out of the water and attaches to the hood/filter/cords/glass) there are many products now commonly available. Coralife's Salt Cree Eliminator does the job very well. Even though it is aquarium safe, it's still best to not spray it directly on the aquarium. Instead spray it onto a paper towel, or clean cloth (one that has never been used with any other chemicals) and scrub off the salt creeps.

Answer 4

Puffers are typically aggressive cute lil' Sh*ts. They do best with their own species. They are notorious for fin nipping and will stress fish to death by picking on them constantly.

Answer 5

I've never had a problem in the 5 years of having them. I can stick my hands in the tank and everything and have never been bitten. They're very curious little fish and will bump and charge into my hands and follow my fingers around, but I've never felt like I was in danger.  

Answer 6

yes. If you eat them..... you die because of poison because those kind of puffer fish have poison in them and its dangers of they,re spikes, too.