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Figure Eight Puffer
Dichotomyctere ocellatus
Family: Tetraodontidae
📍 Southeast Asia & Philippines
Small, characterful puffer with a figure-eight pattern on its back. Prefers slightly brackish water. Personality-packed fish that recognises its keeper. Will eat snails and hard-shelled foods.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 7.5–8.5
- diet
- carnivore/hard-shelled prey
- maxSize
- 3 inches
- salinity
- SG 1.004–1.008
- minTankSize
- 15 gallons
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
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Temperature
75–82°F
24–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
75°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)