Familie: Tetraodontidae
Obscure Puffer ist ein Kugelfisch aus Küsten und Flüsse Ostchinas. Länge 30–44 cm, Temperatur 24–28 °C.
Takifugu obscurus, a member of the family Tetraodontidae, comes from coasts & rivers of E China, where it inhabits estuaries and brackish shallows. Curious, bold and not to be trusted with tankmates' fins and needs crunchy prey: snails and shellfish trim the ever-growing teeth, it grows to 30–44 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 24–28 °C range. Other Takifugu species in our database include Takifugu flavidus, Takifugu ocellatus, Takifugu rubripes.
Mittleres Niveau: stabiles Wasser steht an erster Stelle. Curious, bold and not to be trusted with tankmates' fins. Singly, with room to patrol.
Ideal sind 24–28 °C ohne starke Schwankungen.
Wird 30–44 cm; lebt middle to bottom. Mindestens 500 L.
Needs crunchy prey: snails and shellfish trim the ever-growing teeth. Ergänze Futter mit Frost- oder Lebendfutter.
Curious, bold and not to be trusted with tankmates' fins. Empfohlene Mitbewohner: Fast robust fish too large to harass — Only in the largest setups. Meide Invertebrates — Eaten like the snails they are.
Sein natürlicher Lebensraum liegt in Küsten und Flüsse Ostchinas, in estuaries and brackish shallows.
In der Zucht: spawning reported rarely; courtship on the substrate. Unclear.