Puffers

Scientific Name

Grows to:

Temp Range
Figure Eight Puffer
Tetraodon palembangensis 

4""

 75-80
Spotted Puffer
 Tetradon fluviatilis 		 3" 75-80

General:  Puffers are interesting fish with lots of personality.  They require a brackish water tank.  Puffers can be fin nippers so the should not be mixed with small slow moving fish

Diet:  In nature they feed on snails and other invertebrates that they break open with their sharp teeth.  Feed bloodworms, krill, plankton, squid, live ghost shrimp, and small snails..

Natural Habitat:  Southeast Asia

Tank Mates:  These fish are not suitable for standard community tanks as they can be aggressive.   Never mix them with small peaceful fish such as guppies or neons as the will attack them.  A good way to keep them is small filtered aquariums (15 gal or more) by themselves or with another puffer.   Possible tank mates may include large mollies, bumble bee gobies, orange chromides and rainbowfish. 

Water conditions:  They need clean water, but they do not like strong currents.  Add sea salt to the water to make the salinity 1.005-1,.008.  Measure the salt content with a hydrometer.




 

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