Common Name: Fugu Puffer

Other Common Names: Fugu Ocellatus

Family: Tetraodontidae

Distribution: Asia: China and Vietnam

Water Parameters: Likely marine or brackish. Exact parameters not fully known.

Personality/Temperament: Agressive and active

Max. Size: 6 inches (15 cm)

Estimated Lifespan: Unknown

Sexual Dimorphism: Unknown

Diet: Likely live and frozen foods (not fish), freeze-dried krill, frozen shrimp, squid, clams and other molluscs and crustaceans. Feeding and Diet article

Care: Exact care requirements are difficult to give as only limited success has been reported by hobbyists choosing to keep these fish. As such, they are also not recommended for home aquaria.

Breeding: Unknown

Minimum Tank Size: 55 US Gallons (200 liters)

Links to Other Resources: T. ocellatus profile on Fishbase