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Name
Scientific name
Tetraodon suvattii
Described by
Not recorded
Family
Tetraodontidae
Common names
Arrowhead Puffer
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
The arrowhead puffer, Tetraodon suvattii, is a predatory puffer from Thailand and Laos, found over rocky or muddy substrates in main river …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
150mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–26°C, pH 6.5–7.5
Hardness
5–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Predatory
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Not recorded
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Thailand, Laos.
Habitat
Occurs over rocky, or more commonly muddy, substrates in main river channels.
Aquarium size
Not a very active species, so a tank measuring 30" x 12" x 12" (75x30x30cm) - 70 litres is fine for a single fish.
Maintenance
This is a freshwater puffer and does not require the addition of salt to its tank. What is essential is the provision of a deep (2-3") bed of sand as substrate…
Water conditions
Temperature: 22 – 26 °C pH: 6.5-7.5 Hardness: 5-12°H
Diet
An ambush predator in nature, T. suvattii requires a meaty diet. Offer prawns, earthworms, lancefish, mussel etc. Some specimens may only take live foods initi…
Behaviour and compatibility
It isn't really safe to house this species with anything else! It's a voracious predator that will eat any fish it can fit in its mouth, and will often take ch…
Sexual dimorphism
Unsexable by external characteristics.
Reproduction
Has been achieved in the hobby but not much information is available. They're substrate spawners and excavate a small pit into which the eggs are deposited, fo…
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…
References
References
No references