Eyespot Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.

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Eyespot Puffer

Tetraodon biocellatus

The Eyespot Puffer (Tetraodon biocellatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Tetraodontidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 8 cm (total length). In the aquarium it is kept at 22–26 °C.

Size: 8 cmtotal length
Temperature: 22–26 °C
pH: 6.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 75 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–26 °C

pH6.5–7.5

Hardness5–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Classification

OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusTetraodon
SpeciesTetraodon biocellatus

Quick answers

Eyespot Puffer size: how big does it get?: It grows to 8 cm (total length).
Eyespot Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
Eyespot Puffer water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–26 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 5–12 °dGH.