Porcupine Puffer
Diodon holocanthus
Care: Beginner
Diet: Carnivorous
Light: Medium
Place of origin: West America
Temperature: Tropical: 23-27 deg C (73-81 deg F)
Water Parameters: SG: 1.020-1.025, pH: 8.1-8.4
With the body covered with spiny appendages, which vary between gray, yellow and brown, the Porcupine Puffer, Diodon holocanthus is a "fish-only tank" species, very appreciated in the hobby. Their diet should be diversified, containing foods such as krill, frozen fish, and small crustaceans.
8 cm.