Adult specimen at around 12" / 30cm in length.
Photos taken at Wharf Aquatics
© Sean Evans
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| Common name: | Cross River Puffer |
| Scientific name: | Tetraodon pustulatus |
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| Size: | Up to 14" (35cm). |
| Origin: | Africa: Cross River, Cameroon. |
| Tank setup: | A fairly large tank (suggest 4x2x2'/ 122x61x61cm for an adult) with open swimming space. |
| Compatibility: | Uncertain, probably best kept alone as a specimen fish. |
| Temperature: | 24-26oC (75-78oF) |
| Water chemistry: | Freshwater species: pH around neutral, soft to medium hard |
| Feeding: | Carnivorous, feed live and frozen meaty foods: prawn/shrimp and mussels, earthworms, snails, cockle-in-shell, crabs legs and other hard-shelled foods. |
| Sexing: | Unknown, no obvious differences reported. |
| Breeding: | Unknown |
| Comments: |
This puffer is very rarely imported. Young specimens have been confused with regional morphs of Tetradon lineatus,
and there is still some confusion regarding possible variations or natural hybrids of these two species.
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