Striped Dogface Puffer
If your striped puffer or narrow lined toadfish is not eating check water conditions and give it a small goldfish or guppy.
Striped dogface puffer. They are really personable and wonderful aquarium specimens. The manila puffer will grow a little over a foot long and is a nice addition to any focal tank. Top care facts for the striped dogface puffer arothron manilensis care level.
The striped dogface puffer arothron manilensis features large expressive eyes and a sad looking small mouth. Striped dogface puffer med arothron manilensis care and information. Feed a variety of meaty foods.
Its circular slender lines are characteristic of its body. Have adequate swimming space and hiding areas. Never use a net to transfer a puffer.
But as cute as they are they are not at all considered reef safe. These pufferfish like other puffers are dubbed aquatic dogs due to their close interaction with humans. The striped dogface puffer like most puffers have the unique ability to inflate their body to twice its normal size to protect itself from predatory ingestion.
The striped puffer or narrow lined toadfish are in the family of true puffers. Further be sure to never expose the puffer to the air ever. The manila puffer or striped puffer is a beautiful puffer with handsome striped lines that run horizontally down its beige colored body.
