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Puffer Fish: Dwarf puffer | Carinotetraodon travancoricus Profile










Common Name :
Dwarf puffer

Scientific Name :
Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Fish-size:
They grow around 2.5 cm in length.

Water Chemistry:
Type: Fresh Water
Ph : 7 – 7.5
Temperature: 22 – 28 C.

Food :
Carnivorous: mussels, cockles, oysters ,krill and snails.

Temperament
Aggressive

Special Care:
Water quality should me maintained and frequent partial water change is required.

Sexing
Mature males have ventral black line running length wise on ventral surface. Mature females are bulkier and rounder when compared to males.

Breeding :
Easy with a male to more number of females ratio. They are egg layer,so during spawning the females will lay the eggs on the bottom which is fertilized by males.