Fahaka Nile Puffer Fish Tetraodon Lineatus

Please check the delivery dates below before placing your order.

Overview

Everything you need to know about Fahaka Pufferfish, at a glance:

• Common Names: Nile Pufferfish, Globe Fish, Lineatus Pufferfish
• Scientific Name: Tetraodon lineatus
• Max Size: ~45cm
• Temperature Range: 24-26°C
• pH Range: 7-8
• Compatibility: Highly aggressive, best kept alone in a large, dedicated aquarium
• Plant Safe: Yes, though may uproot finely rooted varieties
• Area Of Origin: Northeast Africa; Nile basin
• Suitable Foods: Offer variety of large, meaty live/frozen foods such as cockles, mussels, prawns, crayfish tails, and snails; hard-shelled foods important for trimming their beaks
• Special Requirements: Keep in large, well-oxygenated aquarium equipped with a powerful filtration system (sump filtration preferred), keep any internal electrical equipment e.g. heaters inside sump, take caution when performing maintenance as pufferfish may mistake hands for food, provide lots of lateral swimming space, use soft, fine sand as substrate

How is this Fahaka Pufferfish delivered?

All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages on Wednesday and Thursday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.

After placing your livestock order, you will receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.

Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.

For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.

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Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.

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