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| Photo: Puffer_Archer, Inside Aquatics |
| Common Names: | Narrow Lined Puffer | Also Known As: | |
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| Synonyms: | Family: | Tetraodontidae | |
| Origin: | Western Pacific | Main Ecosystem: | Ocean |
| Salinity: | Saltwater | Temperament: | Aggressive, though less so than other puffers toward other fish. |
| PH: | 7.8-8.2 | Temperature: | 74-80F (23-26C) |
| Maximum Size: | 12 inches | Minimum Tank: | 100 gallons (US) |
| Activity: | Hunter/seeker | Lifespan: | 10 |
| Gender: | No sexual dimorphism | Breeding: | Unknown |
| Diet: | Feed live and frozen foods, snails, freeze dried krill, frozen shrimp, bloodworms- live or frozen, crab legs, shell-on shrimp, crabs. | ||
| Care: | These puffers are also sensitive to nitrites and ammonia and should only be introduced into a fully cycled aquarium. High quality water is needed for these puffers to thrive, a sump or refugium is a good idea on a tank for this puffer. | ||
| Notes: | The narrow lined puffer is a beautiful saltwater puffer that will do well in a tank with live rock and enjoys searching the rock for living things to snack on. In my experience they have been mild toward other fish, but I would not consider them to be reef safe as they will readily snack on many of the invertebrates found in a reef. They do tend to be more territorial and in my experience, they would not accept conspecifics, though other puffer species were fine. | ||
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