Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Green Pufferfish
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
Full profile
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Origin
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- Salinity
- 1.005 – 1.015
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- brackish
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Aggressive (bites other fish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- carnivore (snails, shrimp)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Green with black spots. It is sold as a freshwater fish, but as an adult it requires brackish water.
