June 2008 POTM winner announced!
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Would you like to enter our Puffer of the Month photo competition?
Each month's winner is not only featured on our home page for the following month, but is automatically entered into our annual Puffer of the Year competition, with a grand prize of a $25 gift certificate to The Puffer Store!
Full rules and entry instructions can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3455
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June 2008 POTM winner announced!
And here's this month's competition! Vote to choose your favorite over the next 10 days, the winner of each month is automatically entered into an end of the year Puffer of the Year competition, for a $25 gift certificate to The Puffer Store going to the winner.
And don't forget to submit your entries for July!
Entry #1:
Tetraodon biocellatus
Name: Stitch
Age: 9 months - 1 year
Size: 3"
40g brackish setup with 3 BBG's, Dragon Goby and another Tetraodon biocellatus (Lilo)
Entry #2:
Picture title: Who ya callin' fat?
Puffer name: Fidji
species: Carinotetrodon travancoricus
age: 9 months
size: 1 1/2 inches
Picture in my 10 G, after a good meal obviously, and he's still looking for more!
Entry #3:
Species - Tetraodon nigroviridis
Name of Puffer - Bonzo
Age - Had him 8 months, was about 3/4" when I got him
Size - 2 1/2" inc. tail
Brief description - living the good life in a Jewel Rio 180 currently at an SG of 1.019
Entry #4:
Species : Carinotetraodon Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer)
Name : Derek Zoolander
Age : Unknown, been in the tank for 2 weeks
Size : Approx, 1"
Description : Macro shot of my little guy hunting a snail down in my aquarium at home. You can actually see the mini snail he is looking at, but it looks dead and empty to me.
Entry #5:
Species---Takifugu Ocellatus
Name --- The Fugu (Original I know)
Age --- Over a year
Size --- 4-5 inches
Description --- I spend the majority of my days being incognito under my black sand. With only my eyes exposed, I can ambush prey like shrimp, mussels, or fingers.
Entry #6:
my bronze puffer "puff"
species: Bronze puffer silus (i think)
age: unknown
size: 6-7.cm
Entry #7:
Species: Dwarf Puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus)
Age: 3-4 months
Size: 7/16" - 1/2"
Brief description: My new Dwarf puffer that seems to be fascinated with a floating moss ball in my 10 gallon planted tank, there are 2 other DPs in the tank, stock ratio 1m/2fm
Entry #8:
JJ The Nile Puffer / Fahaka
Age 5 yrs approx
Size 10 inches
JJ lives in my home aquarium with no other tankmates apart from some Amazon Sword plants. He is quite a character and likes a lot of attention.
Entry #9:
Species:Green Spotted Puffer
Name:Titto
age ~1 year
size ~2"
description:just hanging out waiting for dinner!
Entry #10:
He's a Canthigaster valentini
- Name of Puffer:Valentine
- Age: He was really small when I got him about a month ago, so let's say about 3 months.
- Size around 2 inches
- Brief description: Kind of an impulse buy, I saw him at Petco and he looked very healthy, and came home with him 2 days later. The day I put him into his tank he actually went on his side on the bottom barely breathing, it's a miracle that he lived!!
And don't forget to submit your entries for July!
Entry #1:
Tetraodon biocellatus
Name: Stitch
Age: 9 months - 1 year
Size: 3"
40g brackish setup with 3 BBG's, Dragon Goby and another Tetraodon biocellatus (Lilo)
Entry #2:
Picture title: Who ya callin' fat?
Puffer name: Fidji
species: Carinotetrodon travancoricus
age: 9 months
size: 1 1/2 inches
Picture in my 10 G, after a good meal obviously, and he's still looking for more!
Entry #3:
Species - Tetraodon nigroviridis
Name of Puffer - Bonzo
Age - Had him 8 months, was about 3/4" when I got him
Size - 2 1/2" inc. tail
Brief description - living the good life in a Jewel Rio 180 currently at an SG of 1.019
Entry #4:
Species : Carinotetraodon Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer)
Name : Derek Zoolander
Age : Unknown, been in the tank for 2 weeks
Size : Approx, 1"
Description : Macro shot of my little guy hunting a snail down in my aquarium at home. You can actually see the mini snail he is looking at, but it looks dead and empty to me.
Entry #5:
Species---Takifugu Ocellatus
Name --- The Fugu (Original I know)
Age --- Over a year
Size --- 4-5 inches
Description --- I spend the majority of my days being incognito under my black sand. With only my eyes exposed, I can ambush prey like shrimp, mussels, or fingers.
Entry #6:
my bronze puffer "puff"
species: Bronze puffer silus (i think)
age: unknown
size: 6-7.cm
Entry #7:
Species: Dwarf Puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus)
Age: 3-4 months
Size: 7/16" - 1/2"
Brief description: My new Dwarf puffer that seems to be fascinated with a floating moss ball in my 10 gallon planted tank, there are 2 other DPs in the tank, stock ratio 1m/2fm
Entry #8:
JJ The Nile Puffer / Fahaka
Age 5 yrs approx
Size 10 inches
JJ lives in my home aquarium with no other tankmates apart from some Amazon Sword plants. He is quite a character and likes a lot of attention.
Entry #9:
Species:Green Spotted Puffer
Name:Titto
age ~1 year
size ~2"
description:just hanging out waiting for dinner!
Entry #10:
He's a Canthigaster valentini
- Name of Puffer:Valentine
- Age: He was really small when I got him about a month ago, so let's say about 3 months.
- Size around 2 inches
- Brief description: Kind of an impulse buy, I saw him at Petco and he looked very healthy, and came home with him 2 days later. The day I put him into his tank he actually went on his side on the bottom barely breathing, it's a miracle that he lived!!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
Oo0o nice shots everyone!
This competition will be a close one!
This competition will be a close one!
- groovitudedude
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
The entries are all excellent this month (as usual)! Keep up the good work guys and gals!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
Really great shots everyone. Another tough one. Good luck to all!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
Wow Sean's pic is doing great.
Everybody vote for number 10 so there can be some competition!
Everybody vote for number 10 so there can be some competition!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
Great photos
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
Hehe, nice shot everyone!
I love that Seans DP has the same pose as mine!
I love that Seans DP has the same pose as mine!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
oh ya huh...
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
Sean's DP looks like a moon sized galactic overlord puffer, surveying a jungle planet for conquest.
No matter how magnificent your successes or devastating your failures, the worlds' approximately 5 billion impoverished people could not possibly care less.
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
This month's contest is kinda boring, landslide victories are no fun!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
thats an awesome pic though its hard not to vote for it.
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
I don't think I've ever seen bonzo so miserable LOL I told him how many votes he has and he hasn't come out since hahaha
- groovitudedude
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
LOL that's so sadJay.B. wrote:I don't think I've ever seen bonzo so miserable LOL I told him how many votes he has and he hasn't come out since hahaha
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
Only two more days to vote!
Although well, this one's looking like we all know who's going to win.. LOL
Although well, this one's looking like we all know who's going to win.. LOL
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!
so yeah... I told Bonzo to get a grip and stop being such a little cry baby... he came out to play then, can't beat a bit of tough love sometimes hahaha