Figure eight puffer - Tetraodon biocellatus

Scientific name: Tetraodon biocellatus

Common name: Figure eight puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae

Usual size in fish tanks: 6 - 9 cm (2.36 - 3.54 inch)

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Recommended pH range for the species: 6.5 - 8

Recommended water hardness (dGH): 7 - 16°N (125 - 285.71ppm)

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Recommended temperature: 22 - 27 °C (71.6 - 80.6°F)

The way how these fish reproduce: Spawning

Where the species comes from: South Asia

Temperament to its own species: peaceful

Temperament toward other fish species: aggressive to smaller

Usual place in the tank: Middle levels

Diet: Tetraodon biocellatus should be fed by meaty food, because it is a carnivorous. Only occasionally it will eat some plants. Figure of eight puffer will also eat fins and scales of other fish.

Breeding: Figure eight puffers lay eggs on the leaves and the male guards them.

Sexing: There are no visible differences between males and females.

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