SKU: 853
Green Spotted Puffer
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A fish with lots of personality that will respond to their owner. They are playful and curious.
* Hobbyist Level: intermediate
* Adult Size: 6"
* How Many: singles may be best, but you can keep 2 or more if you give them enough room.
* Housing: These fish require a brackish water. Use sea salt to keep the specific gravity around 1.005- 1.008. Adults can be kept at higher salt levels. You can measure salt content with a floating hydrometer. A brackish water tank setup with aragonite based gravel with rocks and plastic plants is recommended. pH 7.6-8.0 Temperature 75-80
* Tankmates: These fish are less aggressive than some puffers, but they can be fin nippers. Some good tankmates can include bumble bee gobies, mollies or orange chromides. They can not be trusted with small slow moving fish. An ideal setup may be a tank of 20 gal or more to themselves. Some of our customers have kept them in tanks of 30 gallon or more with tiger barbs and other active fish. They will eat snails.
* Feeding: bloodworms, krill, shrimp, squid, frozen meaty foods, worms, live ghost shrimp. They may not accept flake food. They like to eat snails and are great for snail control.
* Scientific Name: Tetraodon nigroviridis
Notes: Like all members of the Tetraodon family, the figure 8 puffer is capable of inflating itself with water or air when frightened.
* Native Range: Southeast Asia
* Hobbyist Level: intermediate
* Adult Size: 6"
* How Many: singles may be best, but you can keep 2 or more if you give them enough room.
* Housing: These fish require a brackish water. Use sea salt to keep the specific gravity around 1.005- 1.008. Adults can be kept at higher salt levels. You can measure salt content with a floating hydrometer. A brackish water tank setup with aragonite based gravel with rocks and plastic plants is recommended. pH 7.6-8.0 Temperature 75-80
* Tankmates: These fish are less aggressive than some puffers, but they can be fin nippers. Some good tankmates can include bumble bee gobies, mollies or orange chromides. They can not be trusted with small slow moving fish. An ideal setup may be a tank of 20 gal or more to themselves. Some of our customers have kept them in tanks of 30 gallon or more with tiger barbs and other active fish. They will eat snails.
* Feeding: bloodworms, krill, shrimp, squid, frozen meaty foods, worms, live ghost shrimp. They may not accept flake food. They like to eat snails and are great for snail control.
* Scientific Name: Tetraodon nigroviridis
Notes: Like all members of the Tetraodon family, the figure 8 puffer is capable of inflating itself with water or air when frightened.
* Native Range: Southeast Asia
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