All about the Guineafowl Pufferfish
- Jul 14, 2024
- Anshika Mishra
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The Guineafowl puffer fish is an excellent predator to add to your fish only with a live rock tank. With its dark body and white spots all over it, it looks like you are looking straight into the starry sky.
Price: The price for Guineafowl typically hovers around $400. Sometimes, you'll be charged even more depending on the size.
Tank Size: This pufferfish gets vast and needs a lot of room to swim around, reaching 15 inches or more by adulthood. We would recommend at least a 300-gallon aquarium or more. This size of tank usually has a length of six feet long and a width of four feet, which would give them plenty of open spaces to cruise around as well as room for you to build an excellent rock structure with caves, overhangs, holes, and stuff for the fish to go in and explore. When first introduced, they can be pretty shy. So, give them plenty of spots to get used to the tank's setting.
Care Level: Moderate. They're susceptible to water parameters and can be stingy to eat at first. Whenever you first put them into the tank. You must keep your water levels in check, specifically on ammonia and nitrates. Get them to eat, and you've overcome the most challenging hurdles.
They are semi-aggressive to very aggressive puffers, especially during feeding time; they can be the first fish to the top of the tank to eat food. Sometimes, they get so excited and impatient that they'll spit water out at you and charge the glass, causing water to splash out.
You want to keep them with other fish who can hold their own. Triggerfish, eels, and other predators like fish will be good with him. There will be nipped fins, which are likely to happen throughout the day. So, you want a fish that can handle and fish it back if needed.
Reef Safe: They are not reef-safe fish. They will tear up your corals. You can only put them in the Fowler tank.
Water Parameter
- Temperature: 72 to 78
- pH: 8-12
- Salinity: 1.020-1.025
They are messy eater, leaving the tank dirty, so keep up with water changes.
Coloration
In the wild, these fishes grow to adulthood and go from black coloration to vibrant yellow and gold. It's super pretty. However, in the tank setting, it's a rare occurrence.
Diet
They are carnivores and need a very meaty diet to stay healthy and keep their colors up. Their beak structure also needs to be cared for.
Clamps and frozen shrimp are good options. The fish will also grind their teeth by biting the rocks, but make sure to get some hard-shelled food there for the fish to eat. The fish will go for everything you add to the tank.
The Puffing
They puff up when scared or protecting themselves. Sometimes, they do it for fun. So, when you catch them, transfer them without a net; if possible, use a large Tupperware or a bowl or something to keep them underwater all the time.
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