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Bennett's Toby (Canthigaster bennetti)

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The Bennett's Toby is a lively fish adorned with a festive flurry of colourful spots and bars. Brilliant orange and turquoise spots and bars create a playful pattern, as if confetti and streamers were scattered across a field. Beneath this unique pattern is a body colour divided by a stormy, olive grey dorsal half and a pearly white ventral half. The overall effect is an energetic coloration that suits the inquisitive and personable nature of the Bennett's Toby. This fish belongs to the genus Canthigaster, whose members are commonly called Sharp-nosed Puffers or Tobies. As such, the Bennett's Toby is also known as Bennett's Sharpnose Puffer, Roseband Sharpnose Puffer, Roseband Toby or Exquisite Toby. In the wild, the Bennett's Toby inhabits open, sandy slopes and rubble zones located in reef flats and sheltered lagoons. This fact sheds new insight to the seemingly ornamental coloration and pattering of the Bennett's Toby. The cryptic markings (spots and bars) and countershading (dark dorsal region paired with a light ventral region) conceal the Bennett's Toby from potential predators (and prey) by disrupting the appearance in body shape. The ideal setup for the Bennett's Toby is a 230L or larger, fish-only aquarium, aquascaped with live rock and rubble and easy access to large open areas. The Bennett's Toby may try to eat invertebrates that it can fit in its mouth, found in the aquarium using its fused beak-like teeth to crush open its prey.

The diet of this fish should include a variety of meaty food and vegetable matter. Offer squid, krill, clams, and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.

Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Tan, White, Yellow
Diet: Omnivore
Reef Compatible: With Caution
Water Conditions: sg 1.020-1.025, 23-26° C, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size: 11cm
Family: Tetraodontidae
Minimum Tank Size: 230L
 

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