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Freshwater Dwarf Puffer
fish (Pufferfish) about 1/2" to 3/4" long that's swimming in an aquarium in
our facility. Click
here for more information about
buying Puffer Fish from us.
Comments
Puffers have a unique and comical way of swimming. Puffers often nip at the fins of other Puffer and other species of fish. This nipping can be
minimized by keeping puffers very well fed. Freshwater Dwarf Puffers do less nipping than many other types of of Puffer Fish.
Some species of Puffer Fish live best in freshwater, some other species live best in brackish water, and some Puffers live best in marine or sea water.
Freshwater contains very little salt. Brackish Water has about one Tablespoon of aquarium salt in each five gallons of water. Sea Water has much more salt.
Each type of Puffer Fish seems to do best in one of these three types of water.
The table below shows the letter B for a species of Puffer Fish that lives best in Brackish Water or the letter F for a species of Puffer Fish that lives best in
Fresh Water.
Here is a Figure Eight Puffer Fish for sale at our online fish store. Click here for
more information about buying Puffer Fish from us. Figure Eight Puffers are less aggressive than many other species of Puffer Fish.
The picture above shows a young Figure Eight Puffer Fish, Tetraodon biocellatus, about 1.5" long that was looking for food, when this picture
was taken. Puffers are big eaters that always seem to be hungry, and unless they are fed almost constantly, they will nip on the fins of the other fish in their aquarium.
Common Names
Water
Scientific Names
Maximum Size
Figure Eight Puffer
Eye Spot Puffer
F*
Tetraodon biocellatus
6"+
Common Puffer
Avocado Puffer
Oscillated Puffer
F&B
Tetraodon cutcutia
6"+
Red Line Puffer
Red Striped Toadfish
B&F
Tetraodon erythrotaenia
3.5"
Target Puffer
Twin Spot Puffer
F&B
Tetraodon leiurus
Tetraodon fangi
5"
Fahaka Puffer
Nile Puffer
Globe Fish
F
Tetraodon lineatus
(Tetraodon fahaka
is an invalid name
for this Puffer.)
6"+
Miurus Puffer
Congo Puffer
F
Tetraodon miurus
4"+
Mbu Puffer
Giant Puffer
F&B
Tetraodon mbu
28"+
Green Spotted Puffer
Leopard Puffer
F&B
Tetraodon fluviatilis
(Tetraodon nigroviridis ?)
6"
King Kong Puffer
Dragon Puffer NEW
F
Tetraodon palembangens
8"
Spotted Congo Puffer
F
Tetraodon schoutedeni
4"
Pig Nose Puffer
Arrowhead Puffer
F
Tetraodon suvattii
4.5"
Dwarf Puffer
Malabar Puffer
F
Tetraodon travancoricus
(Monotetrus travancoricus
is an invalid name for
this Puffer.)
1"
True Red Eye
(Males and Females look very different.)
F
Carinotetraodon
irrubesco
3"
Brazilian Puffer
Amazon Puffer
Freshwater Puffer
F&B
Colomesus asellus
6"+
Zebra Puffer
Banded Puffer
B
Colomesus psittacus
12"
Common Names
Water
Scientific Names
Maximum Size
* In the table, shown above, there are several abbreviations.
B
= Prefers Brackish Water
F
= Prefers Fresh Water
F&B
= Tolerates both Fresh and Brackish
Water and prefers for Freshwater
B&F
= Tolerates both and prefers Brackish
Because
of the the mark in the shape of arrowhead on the top of this Puffer's body, it's often called an Arrowhead
Puffer, It's also called a Pig Nose Puffer. Click on this picture to see a bigger picture. The scientific name is Tetraodon suvattii.
This picture by Matt shows his adult Arrowhead Puffer, that he bought from AquariumFish.net, in the lower foreground
with about a dozen baby Puffers swimming above. Is this cool? Hey Matt, Congratulations!
King
Kong
Puffer
This is a freshwater species that grows to a maximum of about 8".
Brazilian Freshwater Puffer
Colomesus asellus, about 2" long. To see a bigger picture of this Puffer click here
or click on the picture to the left.
The large Arrowhead Puffer on the right bothered the smaller Arrowhead Puffer on the left in, until the
smaller Puffer rolled over on its side, and then the larger Puffer became less aggressive.
Here is a Fahaka Puffer also called a Nile Puffer. This is a fresh water Puffer that will grow to be over 6" long.
We occasionally have this Puffer available in our
facility.
Here are two Dwarf Fresh Water Puffers for sale in our
facility. Click here
to buy Puffer Fish from us. We do not always have this Dwarf Puffer in stock, but it's a nice fish and not as nippy as most Puffers.
Red Eye Puffer
Carinotetraodon lorteti. Picture by TBK in our
facility. Click on the picture to see a bigger
picture.
True Red
Eye
Puffer
Click on the picture to see a bigger picture of this Puffer.
Mbu Puffer Fish
Tetraodon mbu. Click on the picture to see a bigger picture.
Target Puffer
Measuring about 3" long.
Click on the picture to see a bigger picture. A very aggressive fin nipper.
Pufferfish
Click on this picture to see a bigger picture.
Appropriate Home
Eventually a large aquarium with at least 50 gallons of water, an exterior
power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a maximum of 1/4 inch of gravel, and an aquarium
heater adjusted to between 78 and 82 degrees F. Click here for more information about warm water aquariums. Some Puffers do best in freshwater, and other Puffers do best in brackish water with at least 1 Tablespoon of aquarium
salt per each 5 gallons of aquarium water. See the table above for more about the type of water preferred by each species of Puffer.
Recommended Diet
Freeze
dried blood worms and freeze
dried shrimps or krill,
plus frozen and live brine
shrimp, live Ghost
Shrimp, and an occasional treat of a few live Black Worms. Click here for more information about Black Worms. Puffers have uniquely powerful beaks, that they use to crack open snail shells, and puffers love to eat small aquatic snails such as rams horn snails. Puffers will
also eat Crabs and Shrimp. Click here for more general information about how to feed your fish.
The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site.
Compatibility
Some Puffers live best in brackish water and are best kept with other Brackish Water Fish such as Silver
Needle Nose Gars, Archer Fish, Monos, Scats,
White Tip Shark Cats, and the Fan Dancer Goby. Other species of Puffer Fish live best in freshwater with very little salt and do best with fast swimming fish such as Barbs,
Danios, Rainbow Fish, and Sharks. Crabs and Shrimps are usually eaten by Puffers. Click here to read more about several
other groups of compatible fish.
Size and Life Span
Puffers can live for several years, and grow to the sizes listed in the table above.
Pufferfish
Dentistry
Yes
that's right
Pufferfish need
to regularly
visit the
dentist about
every 6-months
just like you!
Most and maybe
all Pufferfish
need to eat food
with a tough
shell, such as
small snails.
The snail shells
will wear on the
Puffer's teeth.
Otherwise their
teeth will grow
too long and may
interfere with
eating. Click
here to
learn more about
Pufferfish
Dentistry.
News about Puffers
Click here to read an interesting news report
that says, "Humans were the first animals with a backbone to have their DNA read letter by letter. The runner-up is a fat, poisonous puffer fish, better known in sushi restaurants."
Link to other Websites
Click here to go to the web site named Pufferfish, which
contains more about Puffers.
Click here to go to the website named Puffer Fish Lair, which also contains lots of information
about Puffers.
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