🐡 Dwarf Pufferfish Carinotetraodon travancoricus

The Dwarf Pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) is a moderate-care, aggressive species from Kerala, India. Adults reach roughly 1.4", so plan on a minimum tank of 10 gallons. Keep the water between 72–82°F with a pH of 6.5–7.5. It does not school and can be kept singly or in species-appropriate numbers. It tends to nip fins, so avoid slow, long-finned tankmates. As a carnivore, it does best on a varied diet appropriate to its feeding style.

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Good tankmates for Dwarf Pufferfish

This species is best kept in a species-only setup.

Avoid these tankmates

Betta (male)AngelfishConvict CichlidOscarPictus CatfishCherry ShrimpParadise FishJack DempseyGreen TerrorTexas CichlidDemasoni CichlidAuratus CichlidFrontosaChinese Algae EaterRed Tail SharkFigure-8 PufferBlack Ghost KnifefishAfrican Butterfly FishRopefishSenegal BichirGolden Wonder KillifishBucktooth TetraBanjar Red CichlidSalvini CichlidMidas CichlidFlowerhornRed Zebra CichlidVenustus CichlidLivingstonii CichlidCompressed CichlidCalvus CichlidTropheus DuboisiBlue Dream ShrimpYellow ShrimpBlack Diamond Shrimp

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