Figure 8 Puffer
The figure eight puffer is an entertaining fish that s full of personality.
Figure 8 puffer. Sexual dimorphism can only be seen from an older age. Figure 8 puffer requirements. The figure 8 puffer comes from fresh waters and in brackish streams and estuaries of southeast asia consisting of borneo the malaysian peninsula sumatra and thailand.
Pet figure 8 puffers are usually wild captured which suggests it s essential for them to be quarantined when they first arrive to be sure they do not pass along health problem to other fish. Figure 8 puffer eight puffer eyespot puffer. The figure 8 puffer originates in the brackish partial salinity streams and estuaries of southeast asia including borneo the malaysian peninsula sumatra and thailand.
Although they re one of the easier puffer species figure 8 puffers and most others except for the tiny dwarf puffer are not a great choice for beginning aquarists as they require relatively specific care for a single figure 8 puffer an aquarium of at least 20 gallons 75l with heavy filtration is recommended as they produce a lot of waste and are messy eaters. The figure 8 puffer looks like young green spotted puffers with unusual patterns but they are truly very different fish with very different requirements. 60 l 13 imp gal 16 us gal per individual.
Although these fish do not breed in captivity they have not as yet been overfished for the trade and are not considered to be a threatened species. 5 to 15. Southeast asia estuary brackish waters biotope.
6 7 to 7 5 hardness.