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Pea Puffer:

Common Name Pea Puffer, Malabar Puffer, Pygmy Puffer Pea Puffer
Scientific Name Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Distribution Southwest India, Malabar, (Kerala). The freshwater river Pamba.
Fully Grown Size 1 inch (2.5cm)
Minimum tank size 5 Gallons per puffer.
Water composition Temp: 23-28C(74-82F), pH: 6.5-7.2
Diet Live and frozen foods, snails, freeze dried krill, frozen shrimp, bloodworms, ghost shrimp. Feed snails once a week to prevent overgrowth of constantly growing beak
Sexing Males are generally smaller and have a prominent brown stripe down their white belly. Males often have wrinkles behind their eyes.
Breeding Dwarf Puffers have been known to breed without any external stimuli. It is advised to keep 2-3 females to 1 male, to prevent harassment.
Comments Puffer fish are extremely sensitive to nitrites and ammonia and should only be introduced into a fully cycled aquarium. Due to their messy eating habits, over filtration is recommended

Submitted by: Ivan M. Shaw (Zoban)
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