Northern Puffer
Day 3
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Social Structure:
Live pack or solo pack?: they aren't community fish, they are kept alone
Roles within community: they are solo fish
Male or female led group?: No led because there is no live pack
Individuals that make up the group: no group, they are on their own
How do they interact with each other: they communicate through smell
Reproduction:
How often do they mate?: Once a year
How many mates do they have?: 1
Time of year for mating?: during the warmer months
Mating rituals:? they mate onshore
Numbers of offspring produces at a time? 6
Any unique characteristics of their mating:? they reach sexual maturity between 1 and 2
Development:
Stages of development: they are born in a pack of 6 other northern puffer fish, and as they get older they become sexually mature
How old before sexual maturity: 1 and 2
Activities and environment of stages: after they are born the male guards the egg (not with the mother)
Difference between males and females: males have dark green patches and yellow bellies and femals are not as colorful with rounder bodies
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