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Fang’s puffer - Tetraodon cochinchinensis

Fang’s puffer - Tetraodon cochinchinensis

Scientific name: Tetraodon cochinchinensis

Common name: Fang’s puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae

Usual size in fish tanks: 6 - 7 cm (2.36 - 2.76 inch)

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Recommended pH range for the species: 6.6 - 7.5

Recommended water hardness (dGH): 5 - 20°N (89.29 - 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: South Asia

Temperament to its own species: aggressive/territorial

Temperament toward other fish species: aggressive/territorial

Usual place in the tank: Bottom levels

Food and feeding

Fang’s puffer requires plenty of live or frozen meaty foods. Cockles, mussels, and prawns are ideal. Supply then with a steady input of snails as the shells will help to keep their beaks trimmed down.

Origin

Asia; Fang’s puffers are found in Thailand and Vietnam.

Sexing

There are no visible differences between the sexes.

Breeding

Tetraodon cochinchinensis have been bred in the aquarium but it is a case of luck more than judgement. When fry are produced there is no parental care and they should be removed for their own safety.

Lifespan

The expected life span for Tetraodon cochinchinensis is 10 years.

Short description

Fang’s puffer is extremely aggressive to other tank mates. Best kept in a species tank and if you are keeping more than one specimen add plenty of plants and décor to break up the views so that they can establish their own territories. Because of their diet, they are high waste producers, it is best to over filter the water rather than let the quality drop.

Pictures

Bought by aqua-fish.net from jjphoto.dk.Fang’s puffer picture 1 Fang’s puffer picture 2 Fang’s puffer picture 3

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