hey everybody
actually, most of the "freshwater puffers" out there are actually freshwater fish. i have been into freshwater puffers for years and have done alot of research. alot of these fish do very well in fresh or brackish set ups, but have been reported as living in freshwater habitats in the wild. the figure 8 puffer (tetraodon biocellatus) is found in freshwater habitats, but seems to do better in a brackish set up and will get bigger in a brackish set up. some of the very large and most interresting puffers are freshwater fish. here are some freshwater species
tetraodon travancoricus (dwarf puffer)
tetraodon lorteti (red eyed puffer)
colomesus asellus (amazon puffer)
takifugu rubripes (fugu ouffer)
tetraodon duboisi (stanley pool puffer)
tetraodon mbu (giant puffer)
tetraodon schoutedeni (spotted congo puffer)
xenopterus naritus (bronze puffer)
tetraodon miurus (congo puffer)
these fish do well in fresh to light brackish water
tetraodon biocellatus (figure 8 puffer, better in brackish)
tetraodon cutcutia (avocado puffer)
colomesus psittacus (banded puffer)
tetraodon erythrotaenia (red striped puffer)
tetraodon leiurus (target puffer)
tetraodon nigroviridis (green spotted puffer, better in brackish)
tetraodon lineatus (fahaka puffer)
these do well in brackish to full marine
tetraodon fluviatilis (ceylon puffer)
tetraodon biocellatus (figure 8 puff)
tetraodon nigroviridis (green spotted puff)
there are many more than this as well. here is a great web site for fresh and brackish puffers.
http://www.pufferfish.co.uk./aquaria....dex.htm
puffers are very fun and very cute. ive never seen fish with such personality. they are always curious and watch every move you make. its almost like theyre interrested in what your doing. anyone who gets puffers is sure to love them.