Will a spotted green puffer poison me or or only if i eat them ?

Question

iv always thought about getting a puffer fish and i really like the spotted green puffer but i dont want a fish that is dangerous to me or my family so tell me if they are poisonous or deadly. sorry for asking the same question over and over again but i need a good answer no jokes please

Answer 1

no stop asking

he might bite you a little but that's the worst of it

Answer 2

They are mean fish, don't put them with any other fish. They will kill the other fish. And snails. they'll eat your snails too. And anything else living in the tank.

Secondly, they HAVE TO HAVE brackish water. Otherwise they will die. I would not get one by itself. I would get three and put them in a decent sized aquarium. Not a 2.5 or a 5. I could see them doing fine in a 10g, but wouldn't recommend going that low.

The green spotted puffers are not really a good starter fish. They are definitely a more advanced fish to own. Watch for diseases that you can treat with melafix and other ways.

No, they won't poison you, but don't eat them. They are an ornamental fish, and not for consumption. The water treatment stuff might poison you if you ate the fish, but the fish itself wouldn't.

Just be careful and do all of your research first. Google or yahoo search green spotted puffer care before you buy!!! And be sure to cycle your tank, buy a heater, water conditioner, AND a filter. If you need help cycling, google something like how do I cycle my aquarium.