Some Puffers live best in brackish water and are best kept with other Brackish Water Fish such as Silver Needle Nose Gars , Archer Fish , Monos , Scats , White Tip Shark Cats , and the Fan Dancer Goby . Other species of Puffer Fish live best in freshwater with very little salt and do best with fast swimming fish such as Barbs , Danios , Rainbow Fish , and Sharks . Crabs and Shrimps are usually eaten by Puffers. Click here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish. Size and Life Span.
Puffers can live for several years, and grow to the sizes listed in the table above.
Questions about Breeding Puffers. We got an email from Cliff with a question about breeding Puffer Fish. And any info you would be willing to share about their mating habits would be appreciated. Thank You, God Bless, Cliff Reply. Hi Cliff, we haven't ever bred puffers, and we don't know anyone who has.