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I am from singapore. I gave the 2 puffers away as I pre fer low-end brackish tanks as the high salt keeps killing my plants over a few days. Here are some of the plants I use for waters 1.005-1.010 Algae balls - Cladophora aegagrophila - Marimo balls Banana plant - Nymphoides aquatica Cryptocoryne c...

Sorry for the late reply.... I keep mine with some bumblee bees & 5 other Fugus - Takifugu ocellatus in a slightly clustered planted tank.....the 2 "Chelonodon" seem to mix well but are aggressive towards each other. The water is slightly salty 1.005 to 1.010 due to the frequent WC as ...

Looks like it....but not white spots....yellow/golden spots

head with nostrils....ok...but as they are hard to take as they are very active in lighted times and react when I am around.... Will try to take the pics again They are very aggressive esp towards same species but ok towards the fugu The coloring seems rare as normally puffers have dark spots but th...

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Will get some within the next 2 days but definately not the one in http://puffernet.tripod.com/cutcutia.html.

This puffer is a swimmer (hunter) not a lurker...

If markings, you mean the dots...yes....they are yellowish golden. Probably the top few pics show the color but made wavy due to the waves.

The supplier said was from a lake in india....

Thats what I thought too....but mine do not seeom to burrow into the sand like my Fugu occeleus and their skin is matt unlike the occeleus which is rather matellic and shiny....

Thanks...

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Thanks for the help....

According to the LFS...says is a freshwater puffer from India....

When I got it few mths back....they said it was a Takifugu