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Pea Puffer:
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Common Name |
Pea Puffer, Malabar Puffer, Pygmy Puffer |
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Scientific Name |
Carinotetraodon travancoricus |
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Distribution |
Southwest India, Malabar, (Kerala). The freshwater river Pamba. |
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Fully Grown Size |
1 inch (2.5cm) |
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Minimum tank size |
5 Gallons per puffer. |
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Water composition |
Temp: 23-28C(74-82F), pH: 6.5-7.2 |
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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 |
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Sexing |
Males are generally smaller and have a prominent brown stripe down their white
belly. Males often have wrinkles behind their eyes. |
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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. |
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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 |
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| Submitted by: Ivan M. Shaw (Zoban)
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