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19 species

Amazon Puffer

Colomesus asellus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
12.8 cm
Minimum tank
108 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Arrowhead Puffer

Pao suvattii

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
15 cm
Minimum tank
70 litres
Temperature
22–26 °C

Bornean Red-eye Puffer

Carinotetraodon borneensis

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
4.5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Cochin Puffer

Pao cochinchinensis

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
7 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Congo Puffer

Tetraodon miurus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
15 cm
Minimum tank
68 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Cross River Puffer

Tetraodon pustulatus

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
30 cm
Minimum tank
540 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Dwarf Malabar Puffer

Carinotetraodon imitator

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
2.5 cm
Minimum tank
20 litres
Temperature
22–28 °C

Dwarf Puffer

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
2.5 cm
Minimum tank
20 litres
Temperature
22–28 °C

Fahaka Puffer

Tetraodon lineatus

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
43 cm
Minimum tank
450 litres
Temperature
24–26 °C

Figure Eight Puffer

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
8 cm
Minimum tank
68 litres
Temperature
22–26 °C

Golden Puffer

Chonerhinos naritus

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
28.5 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Green Puffer

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
17 cm
Minimum tank
108 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Green Spotted Puffer

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
17 cm
Minimum tank
108 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Hairy Puffer

Pao baileyi

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
12 cm
Minimum tank
68 litres
Temperature
23–27 °C

Humpback Puffer

Pao palembangensis

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
19.5 cm
Minimum tank
108 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Mbu Puffer

Tetraodon mbu

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
75 cm
Minimum tank
1944 litres
Temperature
24–26 °C

Red-tailed Redeye Puffer

Carinotetraodon irrubesco

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4.5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Redeye Puffer

Carinotetraodon lorteti

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Striped Redeye Puffer

Carinotetraodon salivator

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C