Puffers (Tetraodontidae)
29 reef tank puffers with full care guides. Care level, reef safety, tank size, diet, and per-species notes for every entry.
All puffers (29)
Arothron Puffer
Arothron meleagris
Not Reef Safe
Bennett's Sharpnose Puffer
Canthigaster bennetti
Not Reef Safe
Bennett's Toby
Canthigaster bennett's
Not Reef Safe
Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer
Canthigaster caribbean
Not Reef Safe
Central American Sharpnose Puffer
Canthigaster punctatissima
Not Reef Safe
Compressed Toby
Canthigaster compressa
Not Reef Safe
Dogface Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
Not Reef Safe
Figure 8 Puffer
Tetraodon biocellatus
Not Reef Safe
Green Spotted Puffer
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
Not Reef Safe
Guineafowl Puffer
Arothron mappa
Not Reef Safe
Honeycomb Toby
Canthigaster honeycomb
Not Reef Safe
Immaculatus Puffer
Arothron immaculatus
Not Reef Safe
Masked Puffer
Canthigaster masked
Reef Safe with Caution
Milk Spotted Puffer
Chelonodon patoca
Not Reef Safe
Mimic Saddle Puffer
Paraluterus prionurus
Not Reef Safe
Narrow-lined Puffer
Canthigaster jactator
Not Reef Safe
Panda Puffer
Arothron diadematus
Not Reef Safe
Pearl Toby Puffer
Canthigaster margaritata
Not Reef Safe
Peters' Toby
Canthigaster peters'
Not Reef Safe
Reticulated Puffer
Arothron reticularis
Not Reef Safe
Saddle Puffer
Canthigaster coronata
Not Reef Safe
Scribbled Arothron Puffer
Arthron mappa
Not Reef Safe
Shy Toby
Canthigaster punctata
Reef Safe with Caution
Spiny Box Puffer EXPERT ONLY
Chilomycterus schoepfi
Not Reef Safe
Spotted Toby
Canthigaster solandri
Not Reef Safe
Spotted Toby
Canthigaster spotted
Not Reef Safe
Starry Puffer
Arothron stellatus
Not Reef Safe
Stars & Stripes Puffer
Arothron hispidus
Not Reef Safe
Valentini Puffer
Canthigaster valentini
Not Reef Safe
Track puffers in your reef tank
Reef Trak gives livestock the same depth as parameters. Log every fish, coral, and invert in your reef alongside parameters, dosing, equipment, and maintenance. The puffers catalog is built into Reef Trak.