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Spiny Box Puffer (Chilomycterus schoepfi)

$99.95

 Product Description

The Spiny Box Puffer is also known as the Web Burrfish. It has a tan to yellow body with dark spots, and short, fixed spines which help protect it from larger, more aggressive fish. Its teeth are actually a fused beak-like structure.

A 180 gallon or larger aquarium is suitable, provided it is a fish-only tank with plenty of room for swimming. It is known to nip at slow-moving fish and long-finned fish, but is not aggressive with others in its own family. It will eat invertebrates found in a reef tank.

The Spiny Box Puffer needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.

Approximate Purchase Size: Tiny: 1/2" to 1"; Small: 1" to 2"; Medium: 2" to 3"; Large: 3" to 5"

Minimum Tank Size180 gallons
Care LevelDifficult
TemperamentSemi-aggressive
Reef CompatibleNo
Water Conditions72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025
Max. Size10"
Color FormBlack, Tan, Yellow
DietCarnivore
CompatibilityView Chart
OriginCaribbean
FamilyDiodontidae

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SKU:
SBP0017
Weight:
5.00 KGS
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