Rocker, everything I've read (what little there is) says they only get 5". What do you think the likelihood of them getting bigger is?
Woland has said there have been reports of the species reaching 30cm.
When I went to pick mine up there was one specimen in there that was massive and hairy as anything. The guy said that she regularly laid eggs which to me dispels the male/female cirri bit. The specimen if I remember was no far off 12""- 30cm long. I posted about it way back but in was certainly double the 5" quoted.
Some call it a product of a mis-spent youth, I call it Rock n Roll !
The report I quoted was from "Puffer Fish Lair", which is usually a decent source of information.
Tetraodon baileyi (valid): 12 cm (4.72 inches) cited in literature, though specimens viewed at the Steinhart Collection were massive, some reaching 11 inches. A substantial fish and very rotund. Noticeable fringes from the body. This epidermal cirri and the lack of scales entirely are unique and thought to be perhaps a specialization and linked. Known only from the Mekong basin in Thailand and Laos. Occurs in rocky habitats including rapids. In life, their bellies are yellow-orange.
Fahakas are freshies indeed.
She reports that it is a freshwater fish, which will tolerate light brackish easily.
This is not unthinkable as Fahakas thrive in rivers as fx. The Nile...
I tend to accept her remarks on many things, including the huge specimens (T. baileyi) observed in the Steinhart Collection.
Boxermom wrote:Interesting. I wonder what it takes to get them to grow that big. Course if mine do, the 55 they share definitely won't be large enough.
Time, Food & Space...
They are probably slow to grow (as most pufferfish).
I keep my gal in a 42 gallon and I suspect it will be adequate for the next few years.
Well if that's all it takes... I'm sure the 55 will be fine for them for awhile. They don't appear to have grown much in the few months I got them, other than their bellies on feeding day. But since they don't need a lot of swimming room, and the water is kept pristine, the tank should be fine for them for the foreseeable future I think.
Missy, mine won't eat bloodworm. They don't eat anything too small it seems. I feed each of mine half a medium size shell-on shrimp every third day. Their poop is pinkish brown and in mass quantites.
Some call it a product of a mis-spent youth, I call it Rock n Roll ! 
I'm sure the 55 will be fine for them for awhile. They don't appear to have grown much in the few months I got them, other than their bellies on feeding day. 
But since they don't need a lot of swimming room, and the water is kept pristine, the tank should be fine for them for the foreseeable future I think.
