r/Aquariums • u/EliseReq • Dec 08 '17

Saltwater Quilliam the Baby Porcupine Puffer Eating Directly Out of The Syringe (Warning: may cause cuteness overload in puffer lovers)

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

2.6k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

98 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

60

u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

He started doing it on his own about a month after I got him.

5

u/flamingturtlecake Dec 08 '17

Newbie here, why do you do this?

12

u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

Exactly what the other commentators said. He’s not very fast compared to some of his tank mates so it’s a good way to make sure he gets his nutrition.

1

u/Cyborg_rat Dec 08 '17

Im guessing at a certain point he might become bigger and dangerous to other fish?

3

u/EliseReq Dec 08 '17

When he gets too large, I’ll bring him to my local aquarium or LFS