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dirtydawg10
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PostSubject: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptyFri Mar 27, 2009 9:45 pm

I got some Puffer dropoffs and I'm having a hard time IDing them. My books here don't get too detailed on puffers unfortunately.

There's three of them, and I was told they started out tiny, and got to tank destroying size fairly quickly. They seem to like to sit on the bottom. No interest in krill, haven't tried live yet, but dropped in a small piece of chicken from turtle feeding time and they destroyed it. Before they came here they were in with some medium sized SA Cichlids so they have some fin damage, tails are clamped up some too, but I don't know if that's normal for this type or stressed.

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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptyFri Mar 27, 2009 10:24 pm

It looks to me like a Tetraodon turgidus.

Check out this site...http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/


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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptyFri Mar 27, 2009 10:24 pm

Tetraodon turgidus. 99% sure. May be T. cutcutia, but I think the spots extend too far down the sides.

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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptyFri Mar 27, 2009 10:27 pm

LOL, don't think ya can get any closer to postin' at the same time, Dawg.

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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptyFri Mar 27, 2009 10:28 pm

lol...at least we are both thinking the same thing. I added a link to a puffer site in my first post.
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptyFri Mar 27, 2009 10:40 pm

Dang. That was fast. Thanks you guys.

Now at least I can dig up some care sheets on these slugs. Curious to see if how they're acting is normal. They're some of the laziest puffers I've ever seen.
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptySat Mar 28, 2009 12:49 am

No idea what they are, but really cool looking fish!
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptySat Mar 28, 2009 7:54 am

I agree with rich they are cool looking. Found a link for ya Tetraodon turgidus
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptySat Mar 28, 2009 11:33 am

Well if that link is right, they're almost full grown then. They seem to be tolerating each other just fine currently too. I'll have to keep an eye on it just to make sure they don't start beating on each other. That tank has lots of things to hide in, under and around so hopefully they'll be cool.

Need to get some crayfish next time I'm at the fish farm too. I bet they'd like them. Either that or have a way for krill to sink, since they're in a fairly tall tank.
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptySun May 02, 2010 3:29 am

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/kb.php?t=ps&s=puffer

this site is awesome for profiles and id'ing any fish
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptySun May 02, 2010 3:34 am

p.s. I think it is a Tetraodon cochinchinensis
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptySun May 02, 2010 4:46 am

Those three got adopted out a long time ago. If memory serves, the person who took them called them fang's puffers, which seems to be the common name for Tetraodon Cochinchinensis.

That fishy site you found looks really cool too.
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PostSubject: Re: Mystery Puffers.   Mystery Puffers. EmptySun May 02, 2010 5:07 am

yeah i guess i should check to see when posts were made hahaha....and that site is only one of the many i frequent
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