Dwarf Indian Puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

22–28 °C

pH

7.5–8.3

GH-Härte

9–19 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

2.6–3.9 cm

Mindestaquarium

25 L

Schwimmebene

Bottom-dwelling

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Curious, bold and not to be trusted with tankmates' fins

Herkunft

South Asia (India)

Artübersicht

Carinotetraodon travancoricus is a Tetraodontidae from South Asia (India). Its beak never stops growing — hard-shelled prey is not a treat but maintenance. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 2.6–3.9 cm. Singly, with room to patrol. Offer snails routinely, keep water pristine, and choose tankmates (if any) larger than its interest. Maintain 22–28 °C at pH 7.5–8.3. A rewarding species for the aquarist who reads before buying.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Estuaries and brackish shallows

Strömung

Still to gentle

Gelöster Sauerstoff

High oxygen appreciated

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Fine sand

Harte Dekoration

Open sand with sparse decor

Pflanzen

Sparse hardy plants

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Singly, with room to patrol

Fütterung

Needs crunchy prey: snails and shellfish trim the ever-growing teeth

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Brackish companions where appropriate — Match the salinity carefully

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Slow or long-finned fish — Fins are trimmed on sight

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Unclear

Fortpflanzungsart

Spawning reported rarely; courtship on the substrate