Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Parrot Pufferfish
Colomesus psittacus
Photo: Clinton & Charles Robertson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
Full profile
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Origin
- Coasts and estuaries of northern South America
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- Salinity
- 1.005 – 1.015
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- brackish
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- aggressive (solitary)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- carnivore (with shell)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A larger relative of the Amazonian balloon fish with black bands on a yellow background. Brackish water.
