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Dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) are the smallest freshwater pufferfish. They are frequently kept in home aquaria.
Appearance
The dwarf puffer grows to be one inch (two and a half centimeters) in length. Their eyes are black and turn blue when they are in the light. Their spots are bluish green to black on a yellow-green body. The spots fade or grow darker with the puffer's mood.[1] Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ...
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Personality Aquarists who own dwarf puffers describe them as active and intelligent. They report that dwarf puffers recognize their owners and are extremely curious.[2]
In home aquaria
Tank Dwarf puffers are very territorial. Therefore, each puffer should have 2 to 3 gallons of water to itself.[3] This species also requires 100 percent fresh water. While dwarf puffers do well in a variety of temperatures, they do best with a temperature of 80° Fahrenheit (26° Celsius) or higher. A pH of 7.0 or higher is optimal.[4] The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is an English unit of volume. ...
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Dwarf puffers prefer tanks with many plants (fake or living) and hiding places.[5]
Dwarf puffers will attack fish of any size. As a result, they should be kept in a species tank (with other dwarf puffers only).[6]
Food Dwarf puffers prefer a diet of bloodworms (fly larva), tubifex worms, mysis shrimp, krill, glass worms, blackworms, snails and daphnia. As a rule, this species does not like pellets, flakes, or freeze-dried foods.[7] Families Euphausiidae Euphausia Dana, 1852 Meganyctiphanes Holt and W. M. Tattersall, 1905 Nematobrachion Calman, 1905 Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 1883 Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 1883 Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 1910 Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 1883 Tessarabrachion Hansen, 1911 Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851 Thysanopoda Latreille, 1831 Bentheuphausiidae Bentheuphausia amblyops Krill are shrimp-like marine...
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Species Subgenus Daphnia Subgenus Hyalodaphnia Subgenus Ctenodaphnia Daphnia are small, mostly planktonic, crustaceans, between 0. ...
References - ^ Size and appearance of dwarf puffers
- ^ Personality
- ^ Dwarf puffer tank set-up
- ^ Dwarf puffer water parameters
- ^ Plants and decorations
- ^ 10 Things to Know About Dwarf Puffers
- ^ Dwarf puffer foods
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