Life Span: This Puffer can live for several years, maybe many years with excellent care, including excellent water and premium fish foods. The addition of Lava Rocks will keep nitrates in the ideal range.Ĭlick here to learn more about using Lava Rocks in aquariums. One or two Penguin 350B Filters in an aquarium with 50 to 60-gallons is OK.īut a bigger aquarium is better with as many Penguin Filters as will fit across the back.Ĭlick here to learn more about aquarium filters. Live Plants are beautiful and improve the water quality.Ĭlick here for more about aquarium plants.Īquarium Filter: Bio-Wheel Filters are highly recommended. So it's best to change 20% of the water at least twice a week.Īquarium Size: One of these guys can do well living in a 50-gallon aquarium, but of course bigger is better.ĭecor: These Puffers do not need gravel, and a layer of gravel more than 1/4" thick will usually fill with bits of uneaten food that will contaminate the water.Ĭlick here for more about aquarium gravel. They need very fresh freshwater with frequent partial water changes.
Here in our facilities the water is hard and the pH is usually about 7.8. Most water in the US has a higher pH and hardness but seems to be OK, so it's probably best NOT to adjust the pH or the hardness of the water. Probably a pH of about 7 with moderate hardness is best. Water Conditions: This Puffer can tolerate a wide range of water conditions.
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Ĭlick here to learn more about and shop online for premium fish foods.Īll Pufferfish must be fed some foods with shells like snails, lobster legs, plus unopened cockles and clams, so they will grind down their teeth biting on the shells. Temperature: This Puffer can live pretty well from about 74 to 82 degrees F., but they're probably most comfortable fromĬlick here to learn about aquarium temperature, aquarium thermometers, and aquarium heaters. Small fish may be eaten by this Puffer, so be careful when selecting tankmates. This Puffer will lie motionless on the bottom, trying to ambush and eat any smaller fish it can catch.Ĭompatibility: this Puffer should usually be kept alone in its own aquarium. Maximum Size: In aquariums, this Puffer often can grow to be about 8" long, but they live many years and continue to grow slowly for their entire lives.īehaviors: This Puffer is less aggressive towards other fish than expected and is not very aggressive towards other members of it's species. Origin: This Puffer lived in freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds in Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, where they were caught and shipped to us by very skillful fish collectors. Premium Puffer like these are hardier, healthier, and more colorful than Puffers from other sources. This fish is also known as the Dragon Puffer and the Humpback Puffer.Ĭomments: These are Puffers that we rarely see in the live fish stores or in the online stores that we visit. Above: In this picture is a very nice premium quality Freshwater King Kong Puffer, swimming in one of our aquariums when one of our crew members took this picture.