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About Mimic Saddle Puffer
A small puffer with a rounded body that reaches about 3.5 inches maximum. Coloration is tan to yellowish-brown with distinctive dark saddle-like blotches on the back and a pattern resembling the larger saddle puffer (Canthigaster valentini), which it mimics for protection. The body lacks the prominent spines of some pufferfishes.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- In captivity, feed small meaty foods including frozen-thawed shrimp, mysis shrimp, and finely chopped seafood. Supplement with herbivorous items like nori-based foods. Feed 1-2 times daily in smaller portions suitable for a small fish. May nip at some invertebrates and soft corals.
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, ranging from Indonesia and the Philippines east to Hawaii and Samoa.
- Diet
- omnivore
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Appearance
- A small puffer with a rounded body that reaches about 3.5 inches maximum. Coloration is tan to yellowish-brown with distinctive dark saddle-like blotches on the back and a pattern resembling the larger saddle puffer (Canthigaster valentini), which it mimics for protection. The body lacks the prominent spines of some pufferfishes.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
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