Green Spotted Puffer

Green Spotted Puffer (Dichotomyctere nigroviridis)
A striking brackish-water puffer with vivid green spots and loads of personality, perfect for experienced aquarists

The Green Spotted Puffer is a captivating fish with a golden-green body covered in bold black spots and a curious, intelligent nature. Unlike many community fish, this puffer requires a specialized brackish setup as it matures and can show territorial or aggressive behavior toward tankmates. Highly interactive with its keeper, it’s best kept in a species-only or carefully planned aquarium with excellent filtration and a varied diet that includes hard-shelled foods to maintain healthy teeth.

Need to Know:

• Recommended For: Experienced aquarists with brackish setups

• Minimum Tank Size: 110 litres (larger for adults)

• Temperature Range: 24–28°C

• pH Range: 7.5–8.5

• Recommended School Size: Best kept singly or in very large tanks with careful monitoring

• Compatibility: Semi-aggressive; not ideal for peaceful community tanks

• Max Size: 15 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are usually shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier. We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care and have quick overnight delivery nationwide.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accommodate them. Please note we can not always accommodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into separate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Your order will be shipped to your nearest NZ Couriers Depot or Collect/Send Point and you will be phoned once it arrives. You can find your nearest depot/point here: https://nzcextras.co.nz/nearestlocation/