FAMILY - Tetraodontidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Canthigaster Valentini
COMMON NAME - Saddled Toby (Blacksaddled Toby, Valentini Toby)
SIZE - 3.9" (10 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied marine meaty diet, chopped shrimp, squid, clams, enriched krill, fish, marine preparations for herbivores. Feed at least 3 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Not recommended
CAPTIVE CARE - May nip fins of tankmates especially long and elaborate ones, aggressive towards conspecifics unless a male female pair can be obtained. Eggs are laid on a clump of filamentous algae, males are larger than females.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Canthigaster Valentini
COMMON NAME - Saddled Toby (Blacksaddled Toby, Valentini Toby)
SIZE - 3.9" (10 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied marine meaty diet, chopped shrimp, squid, clams, enriched krill, fish, marine preparations for herbivores. Feed at least 3 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Not recommended
CAPTIVE CARE - May nip fins of tankmates especially long and elaborate ones, aggressive towards conspecifics unless a male female pair can be obtained. Eggs are laid on a clump of filamentous algae, males are larger than females.
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