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SALT WATER
- Vertebrate - Puffers
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Panther Puffer Takifugu pardalis
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Panther Puffer (Takifugu pardalis)
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Family: Tetraodontidae
Maximum Size: 13.8 inches
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Stamina: Moderately Hardy
Activity: Day / Diurnal
Tank Area Preference:
Entire Tank
Captive Breeding: Unreported
Sexual Differences: None Specified
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The Panther Puffer will grow quite large. Larger than most home aquariums may allow for so make sure you have room to accommodate them, especially if you plan to have tank mates with them. They will need to be offered hard shelled live food rather often to help keep their teeth ground down, like most puffers, but considering this one's size...the investment just got bigger. |
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The Panther Puffer (Takifugu pardalis) belongs to the family named Tetraodontidae. Typically reaching a max size of about 13.8 inches in length, the Panther Puffer is semi-aggressive in nature and moderately hardy in stamina. It's more active during the daytime and less at night, and will hang out across the entire tank. According to FishDB current data, captive breeding success is unreported and there are no external signs of sexual differences. Takifugu pardalis should not be housed in a tank less than 75 gallons in size. Tank parameters should be maintained with ph level between 8.1 - 8.4, temperature between 77 - 79 degrees fahrenheit, and a salinity between 1.020 - 1.023. Some of the environmental concerns that you should strive to replicate in your home aquaria to promote succesful acclimation include extra swimming area and a stable cave/sheltering ledge.
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| Brackish and Fresh water? |    |
| Posted by Uzzbay on April 08 2008 | post rating 100 (0 votes) |
These puffers may be offered as 'fresh' or 'brackish' water puffer, but they do not have a high degree of survival in these conditions. These puffers are born in fresh water streams and slowly migrate out to the ocean where they will live. But they naturally go to salt water, so it is best to make your home aquarium a suitable environment for this natural habit. By the time you get one, they should be at least brackish and soon expecting salt conditions.
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salt water
Vertebrates
