Bailey’s puffer - Tetraodon baileyi

Scientific name: Tetraodon baileyi

Common name: Bailey’s puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae

Usual size in fish tanks: 11 - 12 cm (4.33 - 4.72 inch)

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Recommended pH range for the species: 6.7 - 7.4

Recommended water hardness (dGH): 4 - 20°N (71.43 - 357.14ppm)

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Recommended temperature: 23 - 28 °C (73.4 - 82.4°F)

The way how these fish reproduce: Spawning

Where the species comes from: East Asia

Temperament to its own species: aggressive/territorial

Temperament toward other fish species: aggressive/territorial

Usual place in the tank: Middle levels

Food and feeding

Bailey’s puffers enjoy a diet of shellfish, earth worms, white worms, blood worms and brine shrimp. Feed the puffer with shelled fish and snails to keep the puffers teeth sharp and in trim.

Origin

Asia; Bailey’s puffers are found in Thailand and Laos.

Sexing

It is believed that the males have more of the hairy growths than the females but this has yet to be proven.

Breeding

Breeding Tetraodon baileyi has yet to be achieved in the aquarium.

Lifespan

The life span of Tetraodon baileyi is unknown in the aquarium.

Short description

This species of puffer is quite rare in the aquarium trade and the price of the fish will reflect this. Bailey’s puffer will change colour depending on what mood it’s in and uniquely doesn’t have any scales. Provide this fish with a sandy substrate and add some rocks for hiding places. Plants will be safe with this puffer.

Pictures

Bought by aqua-fish.net from jjphoto.dk.