Interesting. The Maidenhead Aquatics in Wembley has one of these two (I think) labelled as a takifugu puffer. It's in fresh (not even brackish!) water. Grey, silvery beast with black markings. They want £85 for it.
Are these any easier to keep than the green/orange kind?
Cheers,
Neale
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- Thu May 25, 2006 5:58 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu Rubripes
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- Wed May 24, 2006 10:14 am
- Forum: Brackish Tanks
- Topic: "Butterfly Goby" but it looks more like a grouper?
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It's a fish called Neovespicula depressifrons and is a kind of waspfish rather than a grouper or goby. There's a bit more about them here , as well as a link to their FishBase page. The sting is in the spines of the dorsal and pectoral fins. While probably not dangerous to most people, you do want t...
- Wed May 24, 2006 9:49 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Hello, and a quick Brackish FAQ update
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Hello, and a quick Brackish FAQ update
Hello all -- After about a year of lurking, I finally subscribed and wanted to say hello to everyone here. It's been a pleasure learning from so many erudite and experienced aquarists. One thing I did want to mention is that the web address for my Brackish FAQ is not the one that seems to be used he...