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Name

Scientific name

Pao palembangensis

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Family

Tetraodontidae

Common names

Humpback Puffer

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

The humpback puffer, Pao palembangensis, is a predatory puffer from Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia. An ambush predator, it is very …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

195mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 24–28°C, pH 6.8–7.6

Hardness

8–20dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Social needs

Not recorded

Community suitability

Not recorded

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand

Writing

Etymology

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Distribution

Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Habitat

Inhabits freshwater streams, slow-moving rivers and ponds.

Aquarium size

Not a particularly active puffer, a single one of these can be comfortably housed in a tank measuring 120 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm - ~108 litres.

Maintenance

This species appreciates cover as unlike some other species of predatory puffers it doesn't tend to burrow into the substrate. Pieces of driftwood, large rocks…

Water conditions

Temperature: 24 – 28 °C pH: 6.8-7.6 Hardness: 8-20°H

Diet

Relishes all kinds of shellfish, as well as worms and other live and frozen foods. It should be fed snails and unshelled shellfish (such as crab legs, mussels …

Behaviour and compatibility

Unsuitable for the community tank due to its piscivorous nature. It can sometimes be kept with similarly sized or larger, active species such as bigger characi…

Sexual dimorphism

Unknown.

Reproduction

Has occured in aquaria, albeit very rarely. The fish is a substrate spawner, with the eggs being laid in a pre-excavated pit within a cave. After spawning the …

Notes

Puffer fish are so called as they have the ability to inflate their elastic stomachs with water or air. This is usually a response to some kind of threat, alth…

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