Redeye Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Redeye Puffer

Carinotetraodon lorteti

The Redeye Puffer (Carinotetraodon lorteti) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Tetraodontidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 6 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 5.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH5.0–7.5

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusCarinotetraodon
SpeciesCarinotetraodon lorteti

Quick answers

Redeye Puffer size: how big does it get?: It grows to 6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Redeye Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Redeye Puffer water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Redeye Puffer: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.