Familia: Tetraodontidae
Obscure Puffer es un tetraodóntido de agua dulce originario de costas y ríos del E de China. Alcanza 30–44 cm; temperatura 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.
Nivel medio: la estabilidad del agua importa más que el equipo. Curious, bold and not to be trusted with tankmates' fins. Singly, with room to patrol.
Rango ideal: 24–28 °C. Evita cambios bruscos.
Alcanza 30–44 cm; es middle to bottom. Acuario mínimo de 500 L.
Needs crunchy prey: snails and shellfish trim the ever-growing teeth. Combina pienso con alimentos congelados o vivos.
Curious, bold and not to be trusted with tankmates' fins. Compañeros recomendados: Fast robust fish too large to harass — Only in the largest setups. Evita Invertebrates — Eaten like the snails they are.
Su hábitat natural es costas y ríos del E de China, en estuaries and brackish shallows.
En acuario: spawning reported rarely; courtship on the substrate. Unclear.