Can a Ocellaris Clownfish Live With a Spiny Box Puffer?
✗ Not recommended in most tanksVerdict from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. Score: 0/100.
Why
- Fully compatible — Ocellaris Clownfish is a good fit for this tank
- Reef safety hard block: Not reef-safe — Spiny Box Puffer will damage coral/inverts
It can work if…
- Reef safety concern — relocate or rehome before adding to a reef tank
Both species at a glance
Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
- Aggression:
- peaceful
- Min tank:
- 10 gallons
- Reef safe:
- safe
- Diet:
- omnivore
Spiny Box Puffer
Chilomycterus schoepfii
- Aggression:
- semi-aggressive
- Min tank:
- 50 gallons
- Reef safe:
- unsafe
- Diet:
- carnivore