ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Green spotted puffer (Dichotomyctere nigroviridis)
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Green spotted puffer

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis · Tetraodontidae

GSP, Ceylon puffer ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ

Sold as a freshwater fish and constantly killed by it — an adult needs near-marine salinity.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
210 L (55 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
7.8–8.4
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
15 cm (5.9 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
1+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
210 L (55 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
7.8–8.4
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
12–30 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 10–15
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Carnivore — snails, clam, shell-on shrimp, krill.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
South and Southeast Asian estuaries including India
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯊꯨꯃꯥꯟꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Estuaries and mangrove channels
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Raise from around 1.005 as a juvenile to 1.018–1.022 as an adult.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 1
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Kept alone
Robust brackish gobies in very large tanks
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Any tank mate it can bite
Shrimp
Community fish

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Not visually sexable.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Not bred in home aquaria.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Overgrown teeth
Wasting from wrong salinity
Internal parasites
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Green spotted puffer ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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