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About Milk Spotted Puffer
A stout, robust pufferfish with a yellowish-tan to olive body covered in small white or cream-colored spots. The belly is pale, and the fish has a distinctive blunt head with small eyes positioned dorsally and a small, beak-like mouth.
Key facts
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- This species requires considerable experience. It is aggressive, feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates, may nip at corals, and demands pristine water quality with meticulous tank management and secure feeding protocols.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Level
- Hard
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon tank for adults; 55+ gallons for juveniles • Stable water params: pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.020-1.025, temp 72-78°F • Requires live rock, sand substrate, and hiding spots • Feed varied diet: clams, snails, small crustaceans to maintain beak • Peaceful but will eat small fish and invertebrates; solitary or paired
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to Australia and the Indo-Australian Archipelago, including coastal waters of Southeast Asia.
- Max Size
- 17
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Appearance
- A stout, robust pufferfish with a yellowish-tan to olive body covered in small white or cream-colored spots. The belly is pale, and the fish has a distinctive blunt head with small eyes positioned dorsally and a small, beak-like mouth.
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
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