The mirrors most commonly inhabit the very clean, fast-flowing and highly oxygenated waters of the Congo River Basin and many of its tributaries. Maintain a pH between 6.5 and 7.5 – with 7 being the optimum – and keep it in a temperature between 74°-78☏(25 – 28 Celsius), other parameters such as Hardness should be 10-15°H for congo puffer fish and they will be fine with low water current. The capacity of the tank – 100litres (minimum)
Since the reason that the Potato Puffer Fish or Congo Puffer Fish attacks its mates, it should be provided with a soft, sand substrate – that is at least 5 centimetres deep – so the fish can exhibit these natural behaviours. Red variants of this species are highly sought after, and they are frequently referred to as red Congo’s or red potatoes. It will often change its colour to camouflaged against its surroundings. The colour may appear brown, orange, yellow, cream, olive green, grey, black and red. The Congo pufferfish is capable of metachrosis, which is the ability to change colour. The Congo pufferfish will grow to lengths of approximately 15 centimetres and is completely freshwater.Ĭongo pufferfish can live for 10 years in the freshwater aquarium if raised under suitable conditions. This is also how the species naturally hunt ready to launch a surprise attack on any prey items that may swim by. This is how the fish will spend the overwhelming majority of its time. The Congo puffer fish is a wallowing species meaning that it buries itself in the substrate. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What is Congo Puffer Fish? | What is Potato puffer Fish? | () Watch the video instead of reading the whole article
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