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Colomesus psittacus - Banded puffer

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latin name: Colomesus psittacus, Tetrodon psittacus
common name: Parrot puffer, South American Estuarine Puffer., Banded puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Brazil, Peru,
Size: under 30 cm (11.81 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 400 litre (106 US gal)
Temperature: 22 °C (71.6 °F) - 25 °C (77 °F)
pH tolerance: 7,5 - 8,5
Water hardness tolerance: 2 - 15 °dKH
Floor water column: entire water column
Life span: 5 years
Behavior: peaceful
Care level: moderately difficult
Feeding: carnivore -

Similar fish in catalogue: Tetraodon nigroviridis, Tetraodon biocellatus, Tetraodon schoutedeni, Tetraodon mbu, Tetraodon miurus, Tetraodon lineatus, Colomesus asellus, Carinotetraodon travancoricus, Carinotetraodon lorteti, Carinotetraodon salivator, Canthigaster janthinoptera, Canthigaster rostrata, Canthigaster solandri, Canthigaster valentini, Tetraodon palembangensis, Carinotetraodon imitator, Carinotetraodon irrubesco, Tetraodon cochinchinensis, Tetraodon cutcutia, Tetraodon duboisi, Tetraodon pustulatus, Tetraodon erythrotaenia, Auriglobus modestus , Auriglobus silus, Tetraodon suvatti, Auriglobus amabilis, Auriglobus nefastus, Auriglobus remotus, Carinotetraodon bornnensis, Tetraodon abei, ...

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Summary

Latin name:
Colomesus psittacus
Tetrodon psittacus
Common name:
Banded puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae

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added: 17th Mar 2008
updated: 29th Jan 2010
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