Cross River Puffer

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Cross River Puffer

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Hi,

I am a newbie on Puffer fish. Just got a Cross River Puffer to share with all expert.
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Size : 9 inch (230mm) from head to tail
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Tim
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Handsome fella :)
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Arny
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Cool looking puffer :)

How much was he?

Was he hard to find?
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Fahaka Fakka
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Impressive cross river puffer...is he not wiping out the other fish? My Fahaka won't let anything survive for long
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Wow Awesome puffer to start out with. Wish I could find one. Congrats!
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Arny wrote:Cool looking puffer :)

How much was he?

Was he hard to find?
Very rare & priceless. I think this is the only Cross River Puffer in Singapore.
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Fahaka Fakka wrote:Impressive cross river puffer...is he not wiping out the other fish? My Fahaka won't let anything survive for long
All other fishes & ghost shimp are for food, eat quite a lot.
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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is he at FW or BW?
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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FW

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Gorgeous puffer, and lucky find!
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Dude.. that must have cost a bomb here! Congrats on the rare find.
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Share pics AND experience owning that fish please!!
Kind regards,
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CrossRiver
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Main diet - MP, pond snails, feeder fish, ghost shimps & Superworm (it favourite food).

Tank size : 90cm x 45cm x 45cm - placed on-top of ray pond and water continously feeding at 5 hours tank turnover rate.

More photos below.
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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What a great looking puffer you got there :D

Congratulations on that rare find :thumb:


Edit; Please, please take care of him/her
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Arny
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Re: Cross River Puffer

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Nice pix mate, can you get a video of him please :)
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