Green Spotted Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.

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Green Spotted Puffer

Tetraodon nigroviridis

The Green Spotted Puffer (Tetraodon nigroviridis) 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: 7.5–8.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH7.5–8.5

Hardness10–20 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusTetraodon
SpeciesTetraodon nigroviridis

Quick answers

Green Spotted Puffer size: how big does it get?: It grows to 17 cm (total length).
Green Spotted Puffer tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Green Spotted Puffer water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.5–8.5, hardness 10–20 °dGH.
Green Spotted Puffer: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.