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Common name/s: South american puffer, Colomesus puffer, assel puffer
Scientific name: Colomesus asellus
Family: Tetradon (four tooth)
Origin:Amazon basin
Maximum size:
15cm or 6" usually 10cm 4"
Care:Although I do not recomend them for beginer they make a perfect addition to the aquarium & are full of character & personality & will be a long lived aquarium favorate.Their teeth require trimming every 4-6 months.
Feeding:
worms & crustations, As a member of the tetradon genus they requre ocasional molusc or two to keep thier teeth trimed or you may be cutting them every 4-6 months.
Breeding:
Not yet achived in captivity.
Comments:
Posibly the most peacefull puffer or at least freshwater puffer
it will quite happil live in a large robust comunity requiring 10(u.s) gallons or 40 liters each you must make sure you have room for them.
Scientific name: Colomesus asellus
Family: Tetradon (four tooth)
Origin:Amazon basin
Maximum size:
15cm or 6" usually 10cm 4"
Care:Although I do not recomend them for beginer they make a perfect addition to the aquarium & are full of character & personality & will be a long lived aquarium favorate.Their teeth require trimming every 4-6 months.
Feeding:
worms & crustations, As a member of the tetradon genus they requre ocasional molusc or two to keep thier teeth trimed or you may be cutting them every 4-6 months.
Breeding:
Not yet achived in captivity.
Comments:
Posibly the most peacefull puffer or at least freshwater puffer
it will quite happil live in a large robust comunity requiring 10(u.s) gallons or 40 liters each you must make sure you have room for them.