Arothron nigropunctatus
$105.00
The dogface puffer: a round-faced, personable puffer that learns to recognize its keeper.
In stock and eating
From our species guide
In plain words: The dogface puffer has a round face with a short snout. Many people think it looks a bit like a dog. Most are gray with black spots, but some are yellow, blue or brown.
Black-spotted puffers, better known as dogface puffers, are intelligent, interactive fish that come in gray, yellow and other color phases. This is a medium-size fish; adults reach about 13 inches and need a fish-only tank of 150 gallons or more, ideally glass, because the beak can scratch acrylic. Feed whole clams, shell-on shrimp, squid and krill. It eats corals and invertebrates, so it is not reef safe.
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