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Striped Dogface Puffer
| Latin Name | Arothron manilensis | ||||||||||||
| Common Name | Striped Dogface Puffer | ||||||||||||
| Also known as | Manila Puffer | ||||||||||||
| Fast Facts | Dogface Puffers make great aquarium fish. They have lots of personality and make one of the best "pet" fish. It is a smaller member of the genus and better suited to the home aquarium than some of its congeners. In nature it tends to occur in habitats such as sand flats and sand slopes. It is a rather shy fish when first added to the aquarium, therefore you will need to provide appropriate crevices or caves for it to hide in. With time, it will spend more time in the open, becoming a great aquarium fish. | ||||||||||||
| Sizes | Small/Around 2"-3" Medium/Around 2.5"- 4" |
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| Range in Nature | Indo-Pacific | ||||||||||||
| Minimum Aquarium Size | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Diet and Feeding | Carnivore, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for carnivores and herbivores. | ||||||||||||
| Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) |  |
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| Reef Aquarium Compatibility | It is not well-suited to the reef aquarium as it is likely to eat many types of sessile invertebrates. | ||||||||||||
| Related Fish | Black Dogface Puffer, Dogface Puffer, Golden Puffer, Guineafowl Puffer, Immaculate Puffer, Map Puffer, Masked Puffer - Red Sea, Stars and Stripes Puffer, Stars and Stripes Puffer HAWAII, Stellatus Puffer AFRICA, More Puffers | ||||||||||||
| Availability | Small/Semi Regularly Available Medium/Semi Regularly Available |
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| Add to Cart | Striped Dogface Puffer
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Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.
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