Black-Blotched Porcupine Puffer

Diodon liturosus


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Black-Blotched Porcupine Puffer
The Black-Blotched Porcupine Puffer with its unique ability to puff up and distinctive spotty patterns adds personality to any tank. Requiring moderate care levels and a large tank, it's natural curiosity make it a captivating choice for enthusiasts.

Black-Blotched Porcupine Puffer

Diodon liturosus


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Black-Blotched Porcupine Puffer Care Facts

Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Diet: Carnivore
Reef Safe: No
Minimum Tank Size: 180 gallons
Max Size: 12 inches
The Black-Blotched Porcupine Puffer, Diodon liturosus, also known as the Short-Spine Porcupinefish is equipped with spines resembling a porcupines, jaws with two fused teeth, and the ability to expand its body when agitated. They are one of the most popular pufferfish species for their unique appearance and relative hardiness. They have a beige or golden body with black splotches. 
The Porcupine Puffer will feed primarily on a carnivorous diet consisting of small inverts. It will use its strong jaws to pry open hard-shelled inverts when fed. They should be kept in tanks in alkaline conditions, and with plenty of live rock crevices and hiding places. Like other puffers, the Porcupine Puffer should never be transported in a net as they can expand entrapping them, use a container instead. 
It can produce a toxin, may nip on corals in underfed, and can eat small inverts so it is not necessarily reef safe. They are best kept in a fish-only aquarium and can be kept with multiple individuals. 

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