Redeye puffer
Carinotetraodon lorteti
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- Scientific name
- Carinotetraodon lorteti
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Carinotetraodon chlupatyi, Monotreta tiranti, Tetraodon borneensis, Tetraodon lorteti, Tetraodon somphongsi, Tetraodon werneri, Tetrodon lorteti, Tetrodon sompongsei
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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