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No wonder they get a spot in any aquarist’s list of favorites when it comes to fishes with attitude!

Their eyes that are almost half-length their faces and paired with rectangular and bit pointed mouths can give any onlooker the impression that it shows off its queasy faces or quirky looks, even if it is unintentional. Pea puffers, as their name suggests, looked like odd peas swimming in the water! One could attribute this foremost to the fish’s face profile. Now we are not even mentioning that they can be very convenient to keep too! AppearanceĪny owner would describe the features of this bugger to be cute and cartoon-like. Because of their cute size, you can even place them in a 5-gallon tank. One of the most impressive reasons why you should care for these pea puffers is that you will not have any trouble searching for a good tank for them. The price of a pufferfish can vary quite a bit, depending on the size and quality. Pufferfish can cost anywhere from $17 to $60.

Reports say that 30% to 40% of their number has decreased from 2005 to 2015.īut no worries! If you are eager to take care of these unique puffers and know where to buy one, you’re good to go. Unfortunately, their population is now considered vulnerable (VU) to the IUCN Red List because of overfishing and habitat destruction. Its names are Malabar puffer, pygmy puffer, Indian dwarf puffer, or Peewee puffer. In the fish trade, aquarium owners deem them as one of the smallest puffer fish! You may have heard many names for these tiny but comic-faced fish. Now the place is known to be Kerala, located on the western water coast of the tropical country. The principal name of the puffer fish has a derivation from an ancient Indian community called the Travancore. The dwarf puffer fish (Scientific name: Carinotetraodon travancoricus) is one of the best and most exquisite small aquarium fish that aquarists can ever own! Popularly known as the pea puffer fish, this mini-sized freshwater creature thrives in the rivers (and estuaries) of the Western Ghats, Southwest India.