Banded Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.

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Banded Puffer

Colomesus psittacus

The Banded Puffer (Colomesus psittacus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. It lives on the bottom, between 1 and 40 m deep. It grows to 29.3 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 29.3 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 7.0–9.0
Tank footprint: 180 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH7.0–9.0

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Marine
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Depth

surface

1 m40 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusColomesus
SpeciesColomesus psittacus

Quick answers

Banded Puffer size: how big does it get?: It grows to 29.3 cm (total length).
Banded Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.
Banded Puffer water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 7.0–9.0, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Banded Puffer: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.