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About Saddle Puffer
A small, round-bodied puffer with distinctive coloration: pale yellowish-white with blue-green spots and bands, and a characteristic dark saddle-shaped marking across the back. The body is compact and inflatable, with small pectoral fins and a rounded head.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • 30+ gallon tank with plenty of hiding spots • Stable water parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.020-1.025 • Varied diet: small crustaceans, mollusks, meaty foods 2-3x daily • Toxin release when stressed; excellent filtration recommended • Generally solitary; may nip at small fish and invertebrates
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Max Size
- 5
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Diet
- omnivore
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Hawaii, including the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding reef systems.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of small crustaceans, mollusk meats, and quality prepared foods. Offer mysis shrimp, small snails, and chopped clams 1-2 times daily. These fish benefit from hard-shelled prey to help wear down continuously growing teeth.
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