red-tail dwarf puffer tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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red-tail dwarf puffer

Carinotetraodon irrubesco

The red-tail dwarf puffer (Carinotetraodon irrubesco) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Tetraodontidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 4.4 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: 4.4 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness2–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusCarinotetraodon
SpeciesCarinotetraodon irrubesco

Quick answers

red-tail dwarf puffer size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4.4 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
red-tail dwarf puffer tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
red-tail dwarf puffer water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
red-tail dwarf puffer: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.