Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Schoutedeni pufferfish
Tetraodon schoutedeni
Photo: Momota, K., DOI, H., Obata, H., and Sakai, H. · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank100 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Origin
- Lower Congo
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 100 L
- Diet
- carnivorous (snails)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: African freshwater pufferfish, yellowish with dark spots. Less aggressive than others.
