Blue Dot Toby Pufferfish - Sri Lanka

Canthigaster solandri

The Blue Dot Toby Pufferfish is a peaceful, moderately easy-to-care-for marine puffer, making it quite popular in the aquarium trade. They prefer established aquariums with plenty of rock work arranged to create caves and crevices for resting, but they also require wide open areas for swimming. They are not considered reef-safe and should be added to a fish-only aquarium. Their diet should be varied and include meaty foods like brine shrimp, finely chopped fish, krill, clams, squid, and prepared foods designed for carnivores. Occasionally, they should be offered prepared foods with vegetable matter. This puffer should be fed several small meals a day rather than one large meal. They have an adult size of 4 inches, making them ideal for smaller aquariums. Blue Dot Toby Puffers are mainly tan to pale brown with white to light blue spots and thin blue stripes on the top portion of their bodies. They also have a false eyespot at the base of their dorsal fin. Interestingly, they lack pelvic fins but use their pectoral fins for movement. Blue Dot Toby Puffers are found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, inhabiting reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs up to 100 feet deep.