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Millie - 2019-11-05
OK so Boom! I have a 55 gallon salt water tank for about 9 months now! I have a trigger Niger, blue spotted Puffer,two clownfish, Yellow Tang and a star fish. My favorite fish is my new addition the Dog faced Puffer, I love how cute, smart and social he is! When I leave the room sometimes, I turn on the tv when he looks bored. This fish watches tv 😭. He acts like a dog. Recently, I was cleaning my tank and he wanted me to pet him. I admire the fact that he isn’t scared! He is just wagging his fins and knowledging me while the other fish run and hide. I’ve been observing the tank and noticed even though he is a sweetheart he can has a temperament. He didn’t get a long with the smaller blue spotted puffer. 3 months later my blue spotted fish got bit by him and couldnt recover. Poor fella didn’t have a chance😕. He ate my star fish, yellow is back at the fish store in a quarantine being healed because he has a bump on his stomach. Also, I have noticed there is jealousy between trigger and dog face. I usually kiss the tank and show them all attention. I would put my hand in the water and trigger would swim by for me I touch his rough scaly body. They both share the left side of the tank. Never seen them be aggressive to each other only during feed time trigger is fast and quick to steal krill from dog face. Feeding time can be stressful because dog face is slow and you have to hand feed him and if you drop the krill in the tank by accident he won’t go after it. High maintenance for sure. 😂

Hieu - 2019-04-25
Can Porcupine Puffer be kept with nemo clowfish?

Hieu - 2019-04-25
Can False-eye Puffer be kept with nemo clowfish?

Andy - 2018-02-28
My first pet in sea water tank. it became active after 2 days and was welcoming for all kinds of food. I tried to feed it frozen krill, shrimp, apple snail and they were all acceptable. It chased slowly sinking fish food but its mouth was too big to create a flow to blow the fish food away its mouth. So far it didn't make it. I think fish food may be acceptable to it. It doesn't respond to fish food when it already sunk in the bottom. normally it lay on the bottom of the tank and become active when it see people coming. It attacks smaller fish . Does anyone know how to identify male or female? and how to breed them?

lesha - 2017-10-30
I have a long horn cow fish have had it about 2 months I noticed today that he is sitting on the bottom a lot does this mean he is sick.

NYCMEDICCOH - 2010-12-09
Just bought my first cowfish today he's about 4 inches long and very different looking. My kids and I like him everything seems to me going alright for now my other fish aren't harassing him too much. He's in an aggressive tank and he came from an aggressive tank with a clown trigger. I've read the horror stories hope I'm not going to be the producer of one.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-19
Article attached and sometimes agressive and sometimes not - keep an eye out. If it will fit in his mouth - he will probably eat it
Dani - 2017-03-24
Hi..been six years since you wrote this.. How's your cow fish doing? I'm taking one home as we speak and also going in an aggressive tank..all the experience I have read have said theirs never release any toxin when stressed or when they died ..and a marine biologist said their reputation is a myth..
Eliza - 2017-09-11
Hey! How's it going with the cowfish? I hope your fishes still aren't harassing the little guy too much... I bet it's okay for him to be harassed a LITTLE, but you know, i hope that it is NOT TOO MUCH! Make sure the harassment isn't about how different looking he is.

Kuba - 2011-05-31
If I buy cow fish as a baby can i keep him in 28 gal nano cube?
How long i can have him for ?
I heard they grow up slowly.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-31
28 gallons is big enough as the cow fish will supposedly be 20 inches as an adult. Figure one inch of fish (as an adult) for each gallong of water. 20 inches so at least 20 gallons as you have to subtract for plants and flooring and decorations. Leave your question up and I would look into this a little more cuz some say problems with these nano cubes.
Krista - 2011-09-14
No. 28 gallons is not big enough. The Longhorn Cowfish needs at least 100-150 gallons at full length. Even as a baby 28 gallons won't be big enough and he will probably die and poison everything else in your tank.
Eliza - 2017-09-11
I've heard that your cowfish has growing A LOT!!! I'm not sure if that is normal. Maybe bring it to a vet.
Kristy - 2017-09-11
Eliza is definitely right. You know what they say... the smaller the better!
Eliza - 2017-09-11
Hahaha! Thx for supporting my comet Kristy! The smaller the better is always correct when it comes to fishees

Anonymous - 2017-06-29
I have a standard 29 gallon tank with two maroon clownfish about an inch in length. Would one of these get along with the clownfish?

kaysi powers - 2017-05-03
I love the dogface puffers. I had one but my tank got poisoned so it died. I had a rare gold one.

Lisa - 2012-03-26
I have had a cowfish for one year now. He is in a 95 gallon tank. Started in a 29 g nano. He is now 9 inches long. He is the most important fish in my tank. He is housed with other fish, but I have not purchased anything I am afraid to lose due to the stories of them being toxic if stressed or dying. With that said, I love this fish. What is most important to them is food!! I feed 3 to 4 times a day. 4 brine am. Then pellets and flake and repeat with 3 brine and one mysis then flakes and pellets again. I stretch the feeding out so he has fun and I also turn of side blowers so he doesn't have to chase rhe food to much. He does get irritated at times and gets patches of black. Usually because I am visiting him without food!! He spits water. Splashes water and is truly entertaining. I highly recommend this fish if you don't work and be there for it and feed it ALOT!! It really can get large so I have heard and I hope I don't have to deal with that issue to soon. They are NOT just fish. They
are pets. They recognize you and expect alot of your attention. If you can't do that then pass. Otherwise you will lose it.

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Dani - 2017-03-24
Hi Lisa, just found this thread. RE cow fish.. Been doing lots of research and yet to find any evidence to suggest they will release toxins whdh stressed or when they die..i have found over 100 comments on different websites RE people saying they have lost a cow fish and never lost any fish because of it..

How's your cow fish doing ? On my way home with one and cant wait to place him in my 300 gallon tank

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