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About Bennett's Toby
Bennett's Toby is a small, stocky pufferfish with a rounded body. It displays a tan to yellowish coloration with distinctive dark spots or blotches covering much of the body. The fish has a characteristic blunt snout and can inflate its body as a defense mechanism.
Key facts
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Common Health Issues
- Ich, fin rot, poor water quality sensitivity
- Max Size
- 5
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of meaty foods including small crustaceans, mollusks, and prepared foods. Include some vegetable matter. Offer food 1–2 times daily, varying the diet to ensure proper nutrition and wear down continuously growing teeth.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia and the Philippines east to the Great Barrier Reef and Fiji, typically found on coral reef slopes and sandy areas at depths of 5–50 meters.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30 gallon tank • Maintain temperature 72–78°F and pH 8.1–8.3 • Keep salinity 1.020–1.025 SG • Provide plenty of rockwork and hiding places; relatively hardy once acclimated • Do not house with small crustaceans or ornamental invertebrates; will nip at corals and eat shrimp • Can be aggressive toward other fish, especially conspecifics; keep singly or with very carefully selected tank mates
- Diet
- omnivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Bennett's Toby requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
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