Common Name: Masked / Panda Pufferfish
Species Name: Arothron diadematus (Ruppell 1829)
Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea
Size: Up to 12 in (30 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit coastal lagoons and bay areas
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 82°F (22 - 28°C) and feeds upon benthic invertebrate. Requires an enriched meaty diet, e.g., brine shrimp, earthworms, tubifex, worms, chunky fish and shrimp flesh. Not safe with tubeworms and/or, can become fin-nippers. Require numerous daily feedings and plenty of swimming space. Will eat smaller fishes.
Aquarium Suitability: * * & * * * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.