Dwarf red-eye puffer Care Guide
Carinotetraodon irrubesco
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Bioload Score
12000
- Max Size
- 5 cm / 2"
- Temperature
- 24–28°C (76–82°F)
- pH Range
- 6 – 7.5
- Min Tank Size
- 60L (16 gal)
- Min Group Size
- Can be kept alone
- Tank Level
- Mid-Top
- Origin
- Asia
- Temperament
- Semi-Aggressive
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Breeding Difficulty
- Difficult
Diet
A small carnivorous puffer that feeds on snails, worms, insect larvae and other meaty live or frozen foods, usually ignoring dry flakes and pellets.
Community Compatibility
Semi-aggressive nano puffer best kept singly or in a carefully managed species tank, with only fast, robust midwater fish as possible tankmates and no long-finned or slow species.
Good to Know
The dwarf red-eye puffer Carinotetraodon irrubesco is an Indonesian river puffer from Borneo and Sumatra whose vivid red eyes and tail have made it a sought-after “character fish” among advanced nano-puffer keepers.
Gender Differences
Males have a reddish-brown body with bright red eyes and tail and a coloured belly keel, while females are mottled brown with spotted flanks and a paler cream-pink underside.
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