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Figure 8 Puffer (Tetraodon biocellatus)
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Date of last review
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Wed July 5, 2006
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100% of reviewers
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$6.99
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7.5
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Description:
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Compatibility: Species only tank as they can be aggressive nippers.
Maximum Size: 3-4 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons with many places (caves/plants) to explore and investigate
Temperature: 78-82F
Diet: Carnivore. Krill, bloodworms, baby clams, mussels, shell-on shrimp. Requires small snails in diet to file down teeth/beaks.
Level of care: Moderate
General Notes: An intelligent brackish water fish that can be very territorial and aggressive with other tankmates. Can live up to 18 years in the right conditions. When young they are more docile with other tankmates however as they age they become more aggressive.
pictures and information courtesy of F8Fan
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f8fan
MFT Staff
Registered: November 2004
Location: Bangor, Maine
Posts: 1582
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Review Date: Sat July 23, 2005
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $6.99
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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intelligent, curious, entertaining fish
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Cons:
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nippy, require pristine water conditions
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F-8 puffers are great beginner brackish water species - although they require a lot of tank maintenance to keep the water in great condition. They are messy eaters and leave a lot of food pieces in the tank!
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Oralacerta
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: July 2006
Location: Syracuse
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Wed July 5, 2006
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $6.98
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Very intelligent and engaging animals.
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Cons:
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Demanding diet and water conditions. Territorial. Not for casual fish-keepers.
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Commonly confused in petstores with the Tetraodon fluviatilis, or Ceylon puffer:
Ceylon (Link)
A Ceylon looks similar to a Figure eight from the top: it has bands on the top, but it has polka dots similar to a Green Spotted puffer on its sides and it lacks the Figure Eight's tail spot:
Figure Eight (Link)
And with the Tetraodon nigroviridis, or Green Spotted, Spotted, Leopard Puffer:
Green Spotted (Link)
One can see that a Green Spotted Puffer has polka dots with no yellow lines on its body, nor the tail spot of the Figure Eight.
In order for Figure Eights to live to their potential 18+ years they must be in a SG of 1.005 (as according to the scientist and respected fish keeper Robert T. Ricketts who owned a Figure Eight for 18 years under these conditions).
The general rule of thumb for these fish is no less than 15 gallons per fish, and as with all puffers, long tanks are always better than highs.
These are wild-caught fish and therefore are used to exploring complex environments and will become bored in a poorly decorated tank.
Figure Eights are sometimes successfully kept with tankmates, making them a popular choice over the other two brackish species, Ceylons and Green Spotted Puffers. However, each puffer is different and temperments change with age.
Figure-Eights are also the only puffer species that stay in brackish water for their entire lives, therefore can't be mixed with the other two species mentioned above.
Diet should consist of crunchy foods, frozen and live, in order to keep teeth from over-growing.
These are high-waste, messy fish so overfiltration and weekly 50% water changes are required to keep these fish healthy.
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