Where to buy Shy Toby
ReefDock searches the following reef retailers for this fish. Click through to see the live price.
- Search Saltwaterfish
Saltwaterfish
Search this retailer
- Search Amazon
Amazon
Search this retailer
- Search Petco
Petco
Search this retailer
About Shy Toby
Canthigaster punctata is a small, round-bodied pufferfish with yellowish to olive-green coloration on the dorsal surface and white to pale yellow on the ventral side. The body is covered in small dark spots or punctulations, particularly visible on the head and anterior body. It has a blunt snout and small mouth typical of the toby pufferfishes.
Key facts
- Diet
- omnivore
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of small meaty foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, small crustaceans, and quality prepared foods. Offer small amounts 2–3 times daily to match its natural grazing behavior.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 5
- Min tank size
- 50 gallons
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 50-gallon aquarium; prefers well-established reef systems • Water: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, specific gravity 1.020-1.025 • Omnivorous; feed varied diet of mysis shrimp, copepods, herbivorous preparations • Provide plenty of live rock/coral for hiding and grazing • Peaceful but can be territorial; keep singly or with non-aggressive tankmates
- Common Health Issues
- Ich (white spot disease), nutritional deficiencies, bacterial infections from poor water quality
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the East African coast to the Hawaiian Islands, including the Great Barrier Reef and Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Found on coral reef environments at depths of 5–40 meters.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Appearance
- Canthigaster punctata is a small, round-bodied pufferfish with yellowish to olive-green coloration on the dorsal surface and white to pale yellow on the ventral side. The body is covered in small dark spots or punctulations, particularly visible on the head and anterior body. It has a blunt snout and small mouth typical of the toby pufferfishes.
Looking for a hobbyist seller?
ReefDock's marketplace lets reef-keepers sell fish directly to other reef-keepers with Stripe-secured checkout and live-arrival photo confirmation. Browse current fish listings on ReefDock, or list your own.
Verify the source tank before you buy
ReefDock is the sister app to Reef Trak. Sellers who maintain a Reef Trak tank log can publish source-tank parameters on eligible fish listings — so you can see the conditions a fish was raised in before you buy. Log this fish on Reef Trak.