Green spotted puffer
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
- Adult size
- 15 cm6 in
- Start with
- 1
- Tank length
- 120 cmabout 4 ft (47 in)
- Lifespan
- 10–15 yrs
- Temperature
- 25–28 °C77–82 °F
- pH
- 7.5–8.2
- Hardness
- 5–20 dGH
- Diet
- carnivore
Moves from brackish to near-marine water with age and is too aggressive for community tanks; needs snails or shellfish for beak wear.Moves from brackish to near-marine water with age and is too aggressive for community tanks; needs snails or shellfish for beak wear.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- African clawed frog
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Black kuhli loach
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Blue acara
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Blue lyretail
Green spotted puffer may nip Blue lyretailGreen spotted puffer may nip Blue lyretail
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Celestial pearl danioNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Congo tetraGreen spotted puffer may nip Congo tetraGreen spotted puffer may nip Congo tetra
- Dusky millions fish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Eastern rainbowfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Eigenmann's whiptail catfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Emerald eye rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Featherfin squeaker
Green spotted puffer may nip Featherfin squeakerGreen spotted puffer may nip Featherfin squeaker
Sources
| temperature | 25–28 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 7.5–8.2 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| gh | 5–20 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low |
| origin | Southeast Asia, estuaries and mangroves | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | Moves from brackish to near-marine water with age and is too aggressive for comm | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #7FBF3F, #F5F5F0, #1F1F1F | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | middle | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 10–15 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 18 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.04,"b":2.9} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 120 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | puffer | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |