Fahaka puffer
Tetraodon lineatus
- Tank length
- 180 cmabout 6 ft (71 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C73–79 °F
- pH
- 6–7.8
- Adult size
- 35 cm14 in
- Lifespan
- 10–15 yrs
Must be kept alone; it bites tankmates and needs shelled foods to wear down its beak in a large, heavily filtered tank.Must be kept alone; it bites tankmates and needs shelled foods to wear down its beak in a large, heavily filtered tank.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Irian Jaya rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Fahaka pufferAlligator gar may eat Fahaka puffer
- Altum angelfish
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Fahaka pufferArapaima may eat Fahaka puffer
Bee shrimpNo shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Blue pearl shrimp
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Channel catfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Chocolate zebra pleco
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
DiscusNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Flowerhorn cichlid
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Hogchoker
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Longear sunfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 23–26 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6–7.8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 8–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Nile and West African river basins | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | middle | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 10–15 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 30 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 180 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |