Area of distribution: Africa, Nile River.

Max Size: 18 Inch / 43 cm

Water Temps+ Parameters: 74 - 80F / 23 – 26’C - pH:6.0 - 7.8

Recommended min. tank size: 125 US gallons / 450 liters (for a single specimen) although ideally you’d want a 180 US Gallon / 680 liter (for a single specimen)

Level of activity: Semi-Active Hunter

Care: As with any scaleless fish, they are extremely sensitive to bad water quality and puffers are considered very messy eaters, so care should be taken to always clean up any leftover food items and to ensure your aquarium has suitable filtration to handle their bio load.

Diet: These puffers are active hunters constantly looking for food in the tank. They have fairly large appetites and should be fed foods such as: Mussels on half shell, Clams, Gut Loaded Shrimp, Snails, Nightcrawlers, pellets (if accepted) etc.

Sexual Dimorphism: Unknown

Breeding: Unknown

Extra notes / pre-cautions: An extremely aggressive puffer that should never be housed with any other fish you don't want to lose.