Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Mbu Pufferfish
Tetraodon mbu
Photo: Liné1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank2000 l
- Adult size70 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Origin
- Congo Basin and Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 70 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- aggressive (must be kept alone)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 2000 L
- Diet
- Carnivorous (mussels, crabs, snails)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; does not reproduce in the aquarium
Notes: The largest freshwater pufferfish. Very intelligent and full of personality, but it requires a huge aquarium and a very powerful filtration system.
