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FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Winner Announced

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:15 am
by L!$A
Hello everyone!!!!! So we're a bit behind, but we made it within the same month at least !! :D
I've got my own little surprise in there for you all. ;) It seems while I have been away I have gotten a few new residents.. LOL
& As always a special thanks to everyone for entering into our contest.
We couldn't have them without your great puffer pics!!

Well without further ado,
Lets let the Best Puffer Win!!!

#1
Species: Palembang Puffer
Name of puffer: Bun 2
Description: 2 weeks after adoption
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#2
- Species: Tetraodon nigroviridis
- Name of Puffer: Puff
- Age: ~10 mths
- Size: 2 inches
- Brief description: I'm introducing Puff to a Cloisonné fish whose body shape makes him look like a puffer relative. :)
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#3
Species: GSP
Name: King Koopa
Age: Just bought him in December 2010, I'm assuming a little less than a year old?
Size: 1.5 inches
Description: This is King Koopa eyeballing his crunchy meal for the week! He's right beside his fake plastic marimo ball and his favorite "statue" cave. He loves his fiddler crabs!
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#4
- Species: Dwarf Puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus)
- Name of Puffer: Fat Guy
- Age: 4 months (aprox)
- Size 1cm- Brief description: "I luvs da bubbles!!"
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#5
- Species: GSP
- Name: Balki
- Age: unknown
- Size: 2.5"
- Description: No tankmates, 29 gallon FOWLR
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#6
My hairy puffer Morgoth:
- Species: Monotrete baileyi
- Age: unknown
- Size: 9cm
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#7
- Species: Porcupine puffer (Diodon holacanthus)
- Name of Puffer: Odysseus
- Age (if known): N/A, brought home in September 09', looked very young
- Size: Approx 3 - 3.5"
- Brief description - Snapped this photo when I came home from class one day; I couldn't find him in the tank anywhere, after 10 minutes I found him wedged into a cozy new spot (in plain sight, they camouflage so well), I pulled out my iphone to take a pic, and he decided to smile for the camera :)
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#8
- Species: Arothron Hispidus
- Name of Puffer: Fatty
- Age (if known): 1.5 years
- Size: 9 inches
- Brief description - lives in 180Gallon FOWLR Tank with a Ceylon Puffer and a Guineafowl Puffer tankmates, etc.
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#9
- Species: Palembang Puffer
- Name: Teddy Roosevelt
- Age: Unknown, possibly 6-9 months
- Size: 2 inches
- Description: Hey! Look at me! Food time?
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#10
- Species: Fahaka
- Name of Puffer: Bloat
- Age (if known): 8-9 months
- Size: 7ish inchs
- Brief description: Bloat relaxing in his cave
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Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:47 pm
by J-P
OMG #3 is so cute .. and #4 .. they are all so cute!! that hairy looks evil!

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:34 pm
by Black Widow
anyone like #8 ???? How fat is he ? <3

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:14 pm
by xrayjeeper83
I think he is puffed

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:03 am
by sevenyearnight
Or morbidly obese.

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:53 am
by briguy44
pic 3 makes me think of the crabs on finding nemo. Heeeyyyy, heeeeyyy, heeeyyy. Right before getting chomped in this case :lol:

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:06 am
by LilGreenPuffer
Whoa, it took me a minute to find Morgoth! Great picture, nice name.

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:53 am
by L!$A
I thought #3 was fake at first! lol
really good pic :) hard decision, who to vote for!

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:45 pm
by xrayjeeper83
I really gotta get a good camera so I can get some good pics, my puff never gets any votes lol

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:09 pm
by sevenyearnight
I just threw mine in as a filler. I too need to get a good camera.

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:50 pm
by BryanG
#3 gets my vote based on name choice alone...King Koopa!!!!

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:29 pm
by FADE2BLACK_1973
Wow, those are very good looking puffer's and awesome pic's.

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:17 am
by J-P
#3 is running away with it!

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:27 am
by hadla
J-P wrote:#3 is running away with it!
the poor little defenseless crab :(

Re: FEBRUARY 2011 POTM - Vote Now

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:45 pm
by FADE2BLACK_1973
Yeah #3 is way out there. Mine loves crabs too :D .