Tetraodon
turgidus
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| Common Names: |
Common Puffer |
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Family: |
Tetraodontidae |
| Origin: |
Asia, Mekong Basin |
Main Ecosystem: |
River |
| Salinity: |
Freshwater |
Temperament: |
Quite aggressive, often will not tolerate tankmates, especially other puffers. |
| PH: |
6.0-7.8 |
Temperature: |
74-80F (23-26C) |
| Maximum Size: |
6 inches (15cm) |
Minimum Tank: |
20 Gallons(US) |
| Activity: |
Lurker, ambush predator |
Lifespan: |
10 |
| Gender: |
No sexual dimorphism |
Breeding: |
Unknown |
| Diet: |
Feed live and frozen foods, snails, freeze dried krill, frozen shrimp, bloodworms- live or frozen, ghost shrimp (gut-loaded). |
| Care: |
These puffers are also sensitive to nitrites and ammonia and should only be introduced into a fully cycled aquarium. They do not require any salt in their water to live a healthy and happy life. Due to their messy eating habits, overfilatration is highly recommended. |
| Notes: |
T. turgidis is part of the target puffer group, a group of puffers that look very similar and are all often sold under the same names. The easy way to identify this puffer is by the absence of “target” dot near the tail. Also, it is believed that this puffer grows much larger than most of the other target puffers. This particular species needs to have a tank to itself, they will often attack any other fish in the tank. |
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