Freshwater Puffer Native to US

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Cu455
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Freshwater Puffer Native to US

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Any freshwater puffers native to the US?
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Not that I know of.
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Re: Freshwater Puffer Native to US

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Are there any puffs native to the us?
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Re: Freshwater Puffer Native to US

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On the east coast we have northern, box and porcupine puffers. They are all marine and I don't have a marine setup anymore. My only setup is a native fish tank and I don't want to ruin my tank by adding an invasive species. My LFS has Fakahas and Avocado puffers and that triggered my puffer urge.
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hadla
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Re: Freshwater Puffer Native to US

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Ha, I just recently got my porky :)
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