Pea puffer
Aggressive · All levels · moderate care
- 1.4 in adult
- 10+ gal
- 72–82 °F
- pH 7 to 8.3
- groups of 3+
Types of puffers
5 freshwater puffers compared at one scale: adult size, the tank they need, temperature and group size.
Amazon puffer
Semi-aggressive · All levels · moderate care
- 5 in adult
- 29+ gal
- 74–82 °F
- pH 6.5 to 7.5
- groups of 3+
Fahaka puffer
Aggressive · All levels · demanding care
- 17 in adult
- 150+ gal
- 75–82 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- one per tank
Mbu puffer
Aggressive · All levels · demanding care
- 26 in adult
- 500+ gal
- 75–82 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- one per tank
Red-tail dwarf puffer
Aggressive · All levels · moderate care
- 1.7 in adult
- 15+ gal
- 75–82 °F
- pH 6 to 7.5
- one male per tank
No species on this list match those filters. Try a larger tank or clear a filter.
Other fish families
Types of plecosTypes of aquarium shrimpTypes of aquarium snailsTypes of tetrasTypes of rasboras and daniosTypes of barbsTypes of livebearersTypes of bettas and gouramisTypes of cichlidsTypes of catfishTypes of loachesTypes of freshwater sharksTypes of rainbowfishTypes of killifishTypes of goldfishTypes of oddball fishTypes of shrimp, snails, frogs and axolotlsAll fish
Names, and adult sizes where the article gives one, are checked against Wikipedia; care ranges are common hobby guidance, and each species page says which is which. 5 of these 5 are fish. Photos are real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, credited below; the lineup is our own drawing at one scale.
Photo credits
Real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped to fit; each is used under the license named.
- Pea puffer Beta Mahatvaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon puffer O. Schneider, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fahaka puffer Earedien, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mbu puffer Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Red-tail dwarf puffer Neale Monks (English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
