FreshwaterBrackish
Green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 17 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 118 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, and 2 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults occur usually in slow-moving rivers, estuaries and the upper reaches of backwaters. Prefers shady, marginal areas. Feed on mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates as well as vascular plants and detritus. Occasionally feed on fish scales and fins. The muscular tissue and viscera are extremely toxic. Common in the aquarium trade, but adults are known to be pugnacious and aggressive with its tankmates.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Arothron dorsovittatus
- Chelonodon fluviatilis
- Dichotomycterus rangoonensis
- Dichotomycterus rangoonensis dorsovittatus
- Tetraodon fluviatilis
- Tetrodon fluviatilis
In other languages
- Grön Blåsfisk
- Grøn kuglefisk
- Viherpallokala
- Common puffer, Tidal pufferfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.