What species do we get in NZ? From the smallest to the biggest?

tropical puffers?

Smallest would be tobys otherwise known as sharpnoses which get to about 15 cm on average

examples of these are Canthigaster species such as:

Spider-eye puffer

Hawaiian whitespotted toby

Honeycomb toby

Sharpnose puffer

Spotted sharpnose

Larger puffers include:

Long-spine porcupinefish

Spot-fin porcupinefish

Black-blotched porcupinefish

White-spotted puffer

Guineafowl puffer

Blackspotted puffer

Stars and stripes puffer

and what is a good sized tank for a puffer?

and what is a good sized tank for a puffer?

which puffer and what size are you asking about?

smaller puffers probably a 3 footer whereas the larger ones 6 foot plus

saw a dog face puffer at hff

saw a dog face puffer at hff

got one in the big marine tank

he got stuck on the powerhead inlet

blew up to the size of a large softball

don't worry was ok afterwards

oh...

what size tank would I need for a pair of Kaudern's Cardinal or Clownfish or even both.

I dont want to spend all that money to find out I hate keeping marines.

i think you have to spend a bit of money to keep marines properly no matter what you keep in the tank.

i personally think the bigger the better

start another thread about wanting to get into marines there are a few salties with experience on here who will lend you their expertise and experience

i think you have to spend a bit of money to keep marines properly no matter what you keep in the tank.

start another thread about wanting to get into marines there are a few salties with experience on here who will lend you their expertise and experience