Members of the
Canthigaster genus are called Sharp-nosed Puffers or Tobies. The Blue Spotted Puffer
Canthigaster solandri and the Papuan Toby Puffer
Canthigaster papua have very similar characteristics. The lack of orange coloration around the mouth of the Blue Spotted Puffer
Canthigaster solandri distinguishes these two puffers.
A 50 gallon or larger, fish-only aquarium is suitable. Its teeth are actually a fused beak-like structure. It may eat invertebrates found in a reef tank. It becomes alarmed when in a net, therefore, use a container to transfer it.
The diet of the Blue Spotted Puffer needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.
