Pea puffer
The smallest pufferfish in the world. Curious and full of character, but it nips fins and needs live or frozen food.
Care at a glance
| Minimum tank | 5 gallons (19 L) |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 74–82°F (23–28°C) |
| pH | 6.8–7.8 |
| How many | A tank of their own. Pea puffers bite the fins of other fish and kill shrimp and snails. Keep them in a tank of their own. |
| Adult size | 1 in (2.5 cm) |
| Temperament | Aggressive. Keep in a tank of its own kind |
| Where it lives | The middle of the tank |
| Type | Fish |
Things to know
- It eats snails, including ones you want to keep.
Tanks that include pea puffers
Each one opens in the planner and passes every check.
Good tank mates
None of the other species on this site are a clean match.
Do not mix with
- Neon tetra
- Cardinal tetra
- Ember tetra
- Harlequin rasbora
- Chili rasbora
- Zebra danio
- White cloud minnow
- Guppy
- Platy
- Molly
- Betta (male)
- Dwarf gourami
- Bronze corydoras
- Pygmy corydoras
- Otocinclus
- Bristlenose pleco
- Kuhli loach
- Angelfish
- Tiger barb
- Cherry barb
- Fancy goldfish
- Cherry shrimp
- Amano shrimp
- Nerite snail
- Black skirt tetra
- Glowlight tetra
- Rummynose tetra
- Black neon tetra
- Lemon tetra
- Serpae tetra
- Bleeding heart tetra
- Congo tetra
- Diamond tetra
- X-ray tetra
- Green neon tetra
- Marbled hatchetfish
- Scissortail rasbora
- Lambchop rasbora
- Celestial pearl danio
- Giant danio
- Rosy barb
- Gold barb
- Denison barb
- Rainbow shark
- Red-tailed black shark
- Siamese algae eater
- Hillstream loach
- Swordtail
- Endler's livebearer
- Sailfin molly
- Pearl gourami
- Honey gourami
- Three-spot blue gourami
- Sparkling gourami
- Paradise fish
- Female betta
- German blue ram
- Bolivian ram
- Cockatoo dwarf cichlid
- Kribensis
- Firemouth cichlid
- Convict cichlid
- Oscar
- Jack Dempsey
- Severum
- Discus
- Electric yellow lab
- Peacock cichlid
- Shell dweller
- Electric blue acara
- Panda corydoras
- Peppered corydoras
- Sterbai corydoras
- Clown loach
- Yoyo loach
- Dwarf chain loach
- Clown pleco
- Common pleco
- Rubber lip pleco
- Pictus catfish
- Glass catfish
- Chinese algae eater
- Boeseman's rainbowfish
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish
- Threadfin rainbowfish
- Golden wonder killifish
- Clown killifish
- Bala shark
- Common goldfish
- Dojo loach
- Japanese rice fish
- Mystery snail
- Ramshorn snail
- Assassin snail
- Ghost shrimp
- Bamboo shrimp
- Crystal red shrimp
- Dwarf orange crayfish
- African dwarf frog
Open any pairing to see the reason.