In an aquarium environment, the Orange Saddle Fugu Puffer is easy to feed and with the exception of fish, will eagerly accept and even beg for live and frozen foods such as krill, snails, shrimp, scallops, mussels, bloodworms, clams and other shellfish. They are definitely not considered a вЂњreef safeвЂќ species.ДЄlthough Takifugu ocellatus has not been successfully bred in this country, it has reportedly been successfully bred in captivity at Nanjing University in 1997. In the wild Orange Saddle Fugu Puffers eat crustaceans, mollusks, sea anemones and hard corals. Consequently, they are not long lived in fresh water and should be gradually acclimated to heavy brackish or saltwater. For this reason it is erroneously sold by many tropical fish keeping shops as a freshwater species. The Orange Saddle Fugu Puffer or Saddleback Puffer is frequently collected in fresh and brackish water rivers during the breeding season. Home Top 2020 by Month Interests My Wishlist Sign In. Home Destinations Interests Top 2020 by Month. Orange Saddle Fugu Puffers are extremely sensitive to ammonia and nitrites and must only be introduced into a completely cycled aquarium.Д«ecause Takifugu ocellatus are messy eaters, they should have an overcapacity filter on their tank along with a protein skimmer to remove unwanted pollutants and ensure water quality. Puffer Fish or Fugu is prohibited in the European Union, yet there are a few places around the world where this dangerous specialty is still served. They enjoy burrowing into the sand where they can easily hide and ambush their prey and because they are fast swimmers and easily startled, they need plenty of swimming room. The Orange Saddle Fugu Puffer requires a large, heavily brackish to salt water aquarium with a fine sandy substrate and some rockwork, preferably live rock and plenty of swimming space.

The Obscure puffer (Takifugu obscurus) looks similar to Takifugu ocellatus and is likely a related species however, the lines around its black markings are cream colored to white, not orange and it grows considerably larger (up to 16вЂі). Gender differentiation is difficult to impossible but during breeding season, the bellies of the female are larger than the males.

There is also a black dot outlined with orange to yellow about the dorsal fin of the fish. Just above and behind the pectoral fins, there are two thick black dots outlined in orange to yellow that are connected to each other by a thin line over the back. The Orange Saddle Fugu Puffer has an olive green back, a white belly and orange eyes. They should never be provoked into doing so, and never above water where they. Orange Saddle Fugu Puffer (Takifugu ocellatus) As with other puffer species, these fish can inflate when frightened or cornered.

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