Narrow-lined puffer
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| Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822) |
The narrow-lined Puffer, Arothron manilensis, is a puffer of the family Tetraodontidae, found in the western Pacific, Borneo, the Philippines, and northwest Australia to Samoa, northward to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, southward to New South Wales in Australia and Tonga.
[edit] In the aquarium
Salinity: Saltwater
PH: 7.6-8.2
Temperature: 74-80F (23-26C)
Maximum Size: 12 inches (31cm) (about half in captivity)
Minimum Tank: 100 Gallons(US)
Activity: Hunter/seeker
Lifespan: 10 years
Breeding: Unknown
Gender: No sexual dimorphism
These puffers are also sensitive to nitrites and ammonia and should only be introduced into a fully cycled aquarium. High quality water is needed for these puffers to thrive, a sump or refugium is a good idea on a tank for this puffer. Diet - They feed on live and frozen foods, snails, freeze dried krill, frozen shrimp, bloodworms - live or frozen, crab legs, shell-on shrimp, crabs. The narrow lined puffer is a beautiful saltwater puffer. They will do well in a tank with live rock and enjoy searching the rock for living things to snack on. They are mild toward other fish, but are not reef safe as they will readily snack on many invertebrates found in a reef. They do tend to be more territorial and will not accept conspecifics.
