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Carinotetraodon Travancoricus
£5.00
Description
Carinotetraodon Travancoricus fares best in a heavily-planted setup, perhaps further decorated with twisted roots and branches to provide additional cover. This type of setup will provide plenty of broken lines of sight (essential to reduce aggression between individuals) and a varied habitat for these inquisitive fish to explore. Floating plants to diffuse the light is also recommended, and the fish will usually be more active and confident under these conditions. Try to keep water movement to a minimum as the species inhabits very still waters in nature. Like most puffers, it’s susceptible to deteriorating water conditions, so regular partial water changes are necessary.
As is the case with with most puffers, this species relishes all kinds of shellfish, as well as worms and other live and frozen foods.
Not usually recommended for the community tank, as it tends to nip the fins of slow-moving or long-finned fish. It’s small size also means it doesn’t compete well for food with more active, vigorous species and could easily end up on the menu of larger companions. Tank mates must be chosen with care.
