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Originally Posted by Bmgrocks
I worked with a Dogface puffer, that would look forward to being petted, he would spit water out the tank, to get your attention, pull up to the side of the tank and let you rub him.
It all starts with hand feeding, where fish associate you with food, and don't consider you a threat. Do any of you think that certain fish have a level of intelligence??? (it seems the larger fish are more prone to being interacted with?)
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A store in Bremen, Germany, had a dogface puffer that also clearly enjoyed to have its belly rubbed. Whenever someone came to the tank it would swim to the surface and turn on its back, waiting to get petted.
They are really like dogs (and quite smart too).
The only downside is that they get big and are not quite reef safe.
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