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Arothron caerulopunctatus Date: 16/08/06
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Common Name: Blue-spotted Puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae

Distribution: Asia: Indian and W. Pacific Oceans; Coral reefs and coastal areas

Water Parameters: Temp: 23-26C (74-80F); pH 7.9-8.4. Ocassionally also found in temperate waters, so a cooler temperature may be tolerated.

Personality/Temperament: Unknown

Max. Size: 48 inches (120 cm)

Estimated Lifespan: ~15 years

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: These puffers can reach over four feet in length, and a tank at least 12ft long and with plenty of room for the puffer to turn around is highly recommended. Not a fish for a beginner or small tanks, the larger the tank, the better.

Breeding: Unknown

Minimum Tank Size: 300 US Gallons (1000 liters)

Links to Other Resources: A. caeruleopunctatus profile on Fishbase

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300g seems very, very small to me.

Probably should say 1000g.

That's what I was thinking too.

My opinion:

The name might be spelled wrong.
It's caeruleopunctatus and not caerulopunctatus.
The maximum size might be wrong.
It's 80 cm or 31 inches in the relevant literature. Later in the text it says something about 4 feet, which in my opinion seems wrong, too.

I personally think 1000 gallons would be too small even for a 80 cm puffer... rather 1500 gallons, better more.

Big tank.

Big fish.