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

Which photo do YOU think should be the June Puffer of the Month?

Poll ended at Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:14 pm

Entry #1 - Stitch
1
2%
Entry #2 - Fidji
5
11%
Entry #3 - Bonzo
5
11%
Entry #4 - Derek Zoolander
3
6%
Entry #5 - The Fugu
6
13%
Entry #6 - Puff
1
2%
Entry #7 - Dwarf Puffer
20
43%
Entry #8 - JJ
3
6%
Entry #9 - Titto
2
4%
Entry #10 - Valentine
1
2%
 
Total votes: 47

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June 2008 POTM winner announced!

Post by Myaj »

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)
Entry1.jpg

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!
Entry2.jpg


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
Entry3.jpg


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.
Entry4.jpg


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.
Entry5.jpg


Entry #6:

my bronze puffer "puff"
species: Bronze puffer silus (i think)
age: unknown
size: 6-7.cm
Entry6.jpg


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
Entry7.jpg

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.
Entry8.jpg

Entry #9:
Species:Green Spotted Puffer
Name:Titto
age ~1 year
size ~2"
description:just hanging out waiting for dinner!
Entry9.jpg

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 :shock: 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!!
Entry10.jpg
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by crazedpuffer »

Oo0o nice shots everyone!
This competition will be a close one!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by groovitudedude »

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!

Post by edmlfc1 »

Really great shots everyone. Another tough one. Good luck to all!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by crazedpuffer »

Wow Sean's pic is doing great.
Everybody vote for number 10 so there can be some competition!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by Sean W. »

Great photos :)
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by julianchan »

Hehe, nice shot everyone!

I love that Seans DP has the same pose as mine!
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by Sean W. »

oh ya huh...
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by Nick »

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!

Post by crazedpuffer »

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!

Post by apachepufferman »

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!

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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!

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Jay.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
LOL that's so sad :(
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Re: VOTE for June 2008 Puffer of the Month!

Post by Myaj »

Only two more days to vote!

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!

Post by Jay.B. »

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 :P
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