Skip to content
Ceylon Green Puffer, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

FreshwaterComing soonCommon

Ceylon Green Puffer

Tetraodon fluviatilis

The Ceylon Green Puffer (Tetraodon fluviatilis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Tetraodontidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 17 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size
17 cmtotal length
Temperature
24–28 °C
pH
7.8–9.0
Tank footprint
120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C
pH7.8–9.0
Hardness10–30 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 120 cm tank

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderTetraodontiformes
  2. FamilyTetraodontidae
  3. GenusTetraodon
  4. SpeciesTetraodon fluviatilis

Quick answers

Ceylon Green Puffer size: how big does it get?
It grows to 17 cm (total length).
Ceylon Green Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Ceylon Green Puffer water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.8–9.0, hardness 10–30 °dGH.
Ceylon Green Puffer: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

All species A–Z

Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.