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Terrance wrote:What are the methods of catching them and how did you catch them?

didn't know much about method, something like Gills Nets i think

Donna_G wrote:Gosh, that must of been an incredible trip. Wonderful pictures and all the puffers look amazing. Did you keep the hairy puffer?

Donna, yes i keep that hairy,and 3 abei.

Corvus wrote:mmmh... last one almost looks like a M. leiurus, but maybe that's just the picture.

hmmm,i have no idea, could it be hybrid since few species in same habitat?

J-P wrote:That is very cool! I am sure you are quite excited!

Yeah!! Is a nice place for holiday as well

sorry if i had posted anything offensive in here... all those puffers look healthy, cant wait to see pics of the tank(s) you have for the 4 you kept! Hi Hadla,is okay i didn't see that post, i m just a fish keeper sharing what i saw and wish to sharing some puffer habitat and where they from. I m n...

Can pufferfish be eaten :shock: I thought they were poisonous? Have you kept all 9 puffers? look at that place,they are like tarzan and jane,eat whatever they get, lizard,worm etc... We asked the local what they will do if they get puffer, he answer me: make soup!! :shock: we only bring 4 puffer ba...

here is some photo that i took while back to fisherman house, sorry poor picture this is the only one hairy that we catch http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/calvinsam_d1/P3070747.jpg the abei from the river http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/calvinsam_d1/P3070744.jpg http://i54.photobucket.c...

Terrance wrote:Please share more info and pictures. Did you catch your puffs out of the river? Or are you saying that they were caught from the river by suppliers and sold in store?

Yes,i did catch 8 abei and 1 hairy,there is no fish store in this area. local people used to eat puffer fish when they get it

First thing that i meet is not human but this :D http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/calvinsam_d1/P9180038.jpg Guy, Hairy puffer home town... http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/calvinsam_d1/P9180046.jpg Yes that the boat! ehmmm, is man made type, :lol: ,we decided helped him clean the rubbish...

okay guy lets start the trip to Mekong River!! From Bangkok - Mukdahan ，there is no airport in this small province ,i need to took bus from Bangkok 8:30pm - 6:00am. From the town to that village take 1 1/2 hour drive, let me show you Mekong river from the town http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/...

Hi all, i m here to share information about Fresh water puffer that i collected from Northern Thailand,The Mekong River.....i m new to puffer,i ve collected 2 species from Mekong River there are Hairy puffer and Abei. Also there is one of the puffer look alike abei and a little bit different, it hav...

i have many abei!!!

Hi to all puffer lover around the world, i m from Thailand, where always alot of freshwater puffer. Currently keeping Hairy and abei