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Tetraodon baileyiHairy Puffer
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Max length120mm SL5in SLTank75 × 30cm30 × 12inTemp23–27°C73–81°FpHnot recordedPuffer fish are so called as they have the ability to inflate their elastic stomachs with water or air. This is usually a response to some kind of threat, although in the aquarium many specimens appear to inflate themselves for no apparent reason. The fish becomes 2 or 3 times it's normal size, which makes the fish both big enough to scare away many potential predators, and difficult to swallow. Many parts of the body of puffers contain the deadly neurotoxin tetrodoxin. This is the same ...
Tetraodon cochinchinensisFang's Puffer
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Max length70mm SL2.8in SLTank45 × 30cm18 × 12inTemp24–28°C75–82°FpH6.5–7.8Puffer fish are so called as they have the ability to inflate their elastic stomachs with water or air. This is usually a response to some kind of threat, although in the aquarium many specimens appear to inflate themselves for no apparent reason. The fish becomes 2 or 3 times it's normal size, which makes the fish both big enough to scare away many potential predators, and difficult to swallow. Many parts of the body of puffers contain the deadly neurotoxin tetrodoxin. This is the same ...
Tetraodon nigroviridisGreen Spotted Puffer
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Max length170mm SL7in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp24–28°C75–82°FpH7.5–8.5Puffer fish are so called as they have the ability to inflate their elastic stomachs with water or air. This is usually a response to some kind of threat, although in the aquarium many specimens appear to inflate themselves for no apparent reason. The fish becomes 2 or 3 times it's normal size, which makes the fish both big enough to scare away many potential predators, and difficult to swallow. Many parts of the body of puffers contain the deadly neurotoxin tetrodoxin. This is the same ...
Tetraodon palembangensisHumpback Puffer
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Max length195mm SL8in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp24–28°C75–82°FpH6.8–7.6Puffer fish are so called as they have the ability to inflate their elastic stomachs with water or air. This is usually a response to some kind of threat, although in the aquarium many specimens appear to inflate themselves for no apparent reason. The fish becomes 2 or 3 times it's normal size, which makes the fish both big enough to scare away many potential predators, and difficult to swallow. Many parts of the body of puffers contain the deadly neurotoxin tetrodoxin. This is the same ...