The Puffer Forum

Been looking at these in the aqualog book, these guys come from africa like lineatus does these come from cameroon so if they were caught from there would be a much safer bet and they are cited to reach 36cm in length which is smaller than the linetus. Been reading reading up a little more and gett...

Been looking at these in the aqualog book, these guys come from africa like lineatus does these come from cameroon so if they were caught from there would be a much safer bet and they are cited to reach 36cm in length which is smaller than the linetus.

Been looking around for my info for you and found this
Comes from africa, madagascar, india, sri lanka, south east asia; so does seem to be a widespread species so some diversity in markings and patterns will be apparent, and they can reach 30cm/12".

wow! what a turnround! im veyr impressed. Gorgeus lineatus and setup

Good looking fish and setup.... the lineatus if my fave:)

They are very inactive fish when ive worked with our group of youngsters at work they spent most of the day buried and even at feeding time were very reserved. Mum and dad again were very inactive but rather than burying they prefered to spend their time in a tube.

Great entrys everybody!

Thanks for the reply bruce... thats so helpfull as i was going to buy a second fish (kept seperately) but wanted a pair.. looking at your breeding pair they look like 2 different fish completely! im now thinking mines a female! Its recently become a completely different fish, he/she is really activ...

I wonder how they got on i wonder if the lineatus got used to the tankmates, agressive species are usually more tolerant of tankmates when they are grown on together when young. but it was 7 yrs ago!

Definatly looks like a dwarf puffer to me, but i see the resemblence to a lineatus

onelove wrote:It looks like he has a GSP, MBu, Nile, Figure 8 and I am not sure about the one on the right.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/millan/83225971/

I think i see a dwarf puffer or some carinotetraodon species and a columesis, but they are old pix

onelove wrote:On another note, check this picture out. Flickr has some interesting pics.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16179203@N08/1743656966/

wow thats one big puffed up lineatus!

Wow thats unreal!

Link :-
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=17630

Myaj wrote:Bogwoodbruce, could you show some photos and give more info telling us what you see as sexual differences?

Only got a couple will find a link