Tetraodon schoutedeni (Congo tetraodon, Leopard tetraodon)

It has small spines on the skin except on the mouth and on the caudal area.

Tetraodon Schoutedeni is a fish from the Congo, in Africa. It is a small fish, measuring about 3.5 centimeters in length, with an elongated and flattened body. Its color is generally gray-green with irregular black spots on the body, and it has thick lips and bulbous eyes.

Tetraodon Schoutedeni is a lonely and territorial fish, and it can be very aggressive towards the other fish of its species. However, it is generally calm and harmless to other species of fish.

Tetraodon Schouredeni is mainly feeding on small crustaceans and invertebrates it finds in its natural habitat. He is able to inflate his body up to twice his normal size to appear larger and more threatening in the eyes of his predators.

In captivity, the Schoutedeni tetraodon can be maintained in a medium -sized aquarium, with a filter and good filtration of water. It needs a vegetable substrate to hide and feel safe, and it can be nourished with fish pellets, lively or frozen foods, and raw vegetables.

The male is smaller than the female.

The Schoutedeni tetraodon is a layer on substrate, the laying is kept by the male until hatching.