Dogface Puffer - Striped pipefish

Dogface Puffer - Striped pipefishArothron sp. Care: Beginner Diet: Omnivorous Light: Medium Place of origin: Western Indian Ocean The Striped Dogface Puffer, a captivating marine species, is distinguished by its elongated body with striking, bold stripes and a characteristic "dog like" face. This species requires a large aquarium with ample space to swim and a varied diet, including hard shelled foods to keep its teeth trimmed, making it a unique and engaging addition to saltwater

from the Red Sea and East Africa across the Indian Ocean and into the central Pacific

More than one of its species may be kept

Pterois radiata

Found near coral reefs in lagoons and in gutters on outer reefs at depths between 3 and 50m

they may eat or harass ornamental shrimps

Males may display bright colour and flashing behaviour

It is usually less aggressive than many larger or more territorial damsels

Best kept with calm reef-safe fish that will not bully it or steal all food before it reaches the substrate

Its grazing on algae helps control algae growth

open-water behaviour and general chromis husbandry

Tropical western and south-eastern Atlantic: from the Bermudas to Georgia

Unlike sand-burying wrasses