Amazon Puffers

Amazon Puffers

$24.95
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Amazon Puffers

Amazon Puffers

Colomesus asellus

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Needs meaty food and snails to keep its beak trimmed.

The Fish
The Amazon puffer: a lively, social freshwater puffer with yellow and black bands. Grows to about 3 inches. Photos show a typical fish, not the exact one you will get.

Origin
Rivers of the Amazon basin.

Care Basics
About 74 to 82°F and pH 6.0 to 7.5. A 30-gallon or larger. Eats snails, frozen bloodworms and other meaty foods; needs snails to wear down its beak.

Tank Mates
Best in a group of its own kind or with fast fish; may nip fins. Not shrimp safe.

Photos © Corydorables, used with credit.

Information sourced from Corydorables

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