The Puffer Forum

Thanks for all the help!

[welcome] So glad you got off that crap MFK site. they really know little to nothing about puffer ID & even less about their proper care! Hahahaa I was trying to find info anywhere and quickly as possible. Took too long, but at least I got the info :-) I tried pufferfish.net, WWM, MFK, wikipedi...

A quick literature check showed that the salinity preference of your species (T. poecilonotus) was tested in a lab and it was much worse than on some other Takifugu species. Although it can travel up brackish waters and freshwater streams for a few days (where they may be caught and thought to be f...

Chelonodon patoca has different nostrils (more like 2 long thin spikes per side) like here http://www.estalens.fr/photo/Chelonodon_patoca1.JPG and a different snout. Your pictures 2+3 suggest Takifugu nostrils, although the pics are a little blurry. Here's a Takifugu with typical nostrils: http://w...

So, I got these puffers from the LFS and the guy said that they were DP. 5 months later they were almost three inches long and it was painfully obvious that they were not DP! I loved these little puffers. They were fed brine shrimp daily, snails once a week and glass shrimp every two weeks. Towards ...