Ain't he pitiful?

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purplecandle
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Ain't he pitiful?

Post by purplecandle »

Just picked up this fella. Found him way in the back, in a tank near the floor. He had been there a year! Not sure what he is yet, I am leaning towards a fangs puffer, nice clear reddish target and a short snout. I post pics later for an ID once he gets in his new house. I was just so happy to find him....I went in looking for a betta!

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Re: Ain't he pitiful?

Post by Pufftastic »

Now I'm going to be checking the cruddy back tank corners at every LFS I go to. If you found a Fangs, I'm going to simultaneously be thrilled for you and unbelievably jealous!
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Re: Ain't he pitiful?

Post by JRC3 »

He'll be happy to be in some more natural tank surroundings...Not nature, but closer to it.


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Re: Ain't he pitiful?

Post by defool89 »

Ooooh thank you I had a run away puffer one year ago. Ill gladly take him back thank you again for finding him
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Re: Ain't he pitiful?

Post by purplecandle »

He is swimming around and his pretty green is coming in! At the pet store, I was told that he always stayed dark, curled up in a ball in the back of the tank. In fact, the store clerk said he was probably there for a year because no one could see him.

In less than 24 hours, having a cave and some substrate perked him right up! Makes me feel sorry for those puffs that live in bare bottom tanks their whole life.

I was not able to put him in his tank last night, ran into a few snags. So, I put him in the tank I had intended for the betta (cycled 10). He should be in his home by tomorrow. I did however put in his cave I bought him, he quickly found it :).

I got a few pics that I will post in the fw section in few minutes for ID.

@defool: I asked the puffer if he was yours. He said he had never heard of you :lol:
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Re: Ain't he pitiful?

Post by purplecandle »

Here is the link to the ID thread

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Re: Ain't he pitiful?

Post by sgtmyers88 »

Good save! :)
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