Jewel Puffer Fish
J ewel puffer fish.
Jewel puffer fish. Do not keep with very aggressive fish. The female will signal her readiness to spawn by displaying her belly which will be swollen with eggs to the male and he will then follow her closely. A generally peaceful fish.
I feed mine frozen food blood worm and brine shrimp and as a treat when i feed my lion fish i feed them alittle silver side. Best to feed a varied diet of shelled clams algae frozen foods and live food. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish which have large.
Often on sale is the jewel puffer c. However tank mates should not include any with trailing fins as these fish are notorious fin nippers. Mid bottom dweller water type.
Up to 2 1 2 inches 6 centimeters temperament. Interesting information about jewel puffer fish. Jewel cichlid hemichromis bimaculatus is a cichlid that became famous due to its beauty and aggressiveness.
Of course jewel cichlid is aggressive if it is kept together with guppies and danio but in case when cichlid has tank mates of corresponding size and temper it s no way a troublesome fish. In the wild this species is known to form distinct pairs during spawning. How compatible is it with other fish.
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Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order tetraodontiformes the family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish puffers balloonfish blowfish blowies bubblefish globefish swellfish toadfish toadies honey toads sugar toads and sea squab. What is alittle controversial among different puffer owners is how often to feed i feed mine daily and skip sunday but some people will say every other day or even as little as twice a week. Facts about fish species why are jewel puffer fish.
Tetraodontidae tetraodon biocellatus diet. The pectoral fin is located on the breast area of fishes. Puffer fish scientific name.
The jewel puffer fish has caudal fins to propel through the water. Freshwater brackish or salt fresh. Carnivore live foods prefer snails and shellfish origin.
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Aggressive best kept alone tank level. Jewel pufferfish have not been bred in captivity. Valentini pictured above another indo pacific species.
The jewel puffer fish has pectoral fins to for locomotion and side to side movement.
