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Large Stars & Stripes Puffer at LFS

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Dropped by an Aquarium store in Fort Worth Texas called Fish 2 Morrow. In there they have a gigantic Stars & Stripes puffer in a 560 gallon tank! :D

The tank measured 10'x3'x3' (yes in feet) The puffer was about 18 inches long.

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Re: Large Stars & Stripes Puffer at LFS

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They've gotta stop feeding that thing!
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Yea he is a proper porker
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bertie 83 wrote:Yea he is a proper porker
:lol:

Maybe he is just trying to blend in with the texans.
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Huge +1 to all the above - what a fatty!

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RTR wrote:Huge +1 to all the above - what a fatty!

Tim: That CDC human fatty distribution map is depressing...
If it makes you feel any better, Europe isn't much different I think. :lol:

well, maybe not obesity but we do overweight decently enough if I look around where I live, myself included.
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I thought he looked pretty healthy
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Arny wrote:I thought he looked pretty healthy

Certainly a healthy appetite lol
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I hope nobody buys him! You know he won't get a tank that big if he leaves the store!
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bertie 83 wrote:
Arny wrote:I thought he looked pretty healthy

Certainly a healthy appetite lol
Haha :)
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purplecandle wrote:I hope nobody buys him! You know he won't get a tank that big if he leaves the store!
I would assume he is the store mascot :)

A LFS here also keeps one as the store pet. He doesnt look as good though
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Tim wrote:
purplecandle wrote:I hope nobody buys him! You know he won't get a tank that big if he leaves the store!
I would assume he is the store mascot :)

A LFS here also keeps one as the store pet. He doesnt look as good though

That is correct. This is a show tank and he is not for sale. They did just feed him so he would be more interactive so I could get the shots.
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Hey sgt. I dont suppose youd be able to get a vid of this puffer next time you go there :)
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Re: Large Stars & Stripes Puffer at LFS

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Wow.. what a thing!
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id be afraid if mine ever got that big.
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