POTM April 2012 - vote now!

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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

Vote for the POTM

Poll ended at Wed May 02, 2012 5:24 pm

1.
1
3%
2.
0
No votes
3.
12
36%
4.
6
18%
5.
0
No votes
6.
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No votes
7.
0
No votes
8.
14
42%
9.
0
No votes
10.
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No votes
 
Total votes: 33

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Troender
Former Staff Member
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Gender: Female
My Puffers: 1x GSP (Bolla), 1x m. something. Bought as a leiurus, maybe a turgidus (Tiger), 1x c. irrubesco (Tott(a) aka Houdini) 1x c. salivator (Jack the Ripper), 1x m. cochinchinensis (Hufflepuff - R.I.P.), 2x c. lorteti (Tommy and Tigern = Calvin and Hubbes), 1x m. suvatti (Koseklumpen), 1x m. palembangensis (Dragonfly), 2x t. biocellatus (Koken and Fiken).
Location: Askim, Norway

POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by Troender »

We finally got enough pics for this month. Vote for your favorite puffer!

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Species: T. suvattii
Name: Koseklumpen (means cosy lump)
Age: I don't know. He was fully grown when I bought him
Size: 5-6''
Brief description: He doesn't do this often. But when he does, he always have to deal with being photographed.

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- Species - T. Suvattii
- Name of Puffer - Arrow
- Age – Size - 11-12 months 5” 1/2”
- Brief description – This was just after he ate some juicy worms.

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1. Species: Tetraodon lineatus
2. Name: Suki
3. Age: unknown
4. Size: 7''
5. Description: Suki and I play hide and seek quite a lot... she spotted me sneaking up on the side of the tank, camera in front of my face (I was trying to get pictures of the new flame moss), and she decided it was more playtime and came to "seek" me. This was the final shot in the series, her "aha! Found you!" moment. :)

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- Species: Diodon holacanthus, Porcupine Puffer
- Name of Puffer: Petey
- Age (if known): 11 months
- Size: 6.5 inches (15.2 cm )
- Brief description: - Happy Petey!

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Name : et
Age: approx 20 mths
Size: approx 15"
Giving me the stare treatment after I added yet more plants to his tank

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Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Haven't given individual names, all known as The Waltons
About 4 mths old when pic taken
A couple of my 6 dp's getting their beauty sleep in some water wisteria

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Species: Green Spotted Puffer
Age: 4 months
Size: 1.5 inches
Scene Location: Caught one of my GSP's sleeping under a large piece of dead ocean rock in my 55 gallon aquarium. The flash rudely woke him up afterward.

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Species : Carinotetraodon travancoricus
- Size : 2cm
- Brief description: Tankmate 60x30x30 (cm)

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type: green spot puffer
name: puffy daddy or p diddy for short
age: Ive had him a little under a year
size: 1.5 inches or more
tankmates: flounder named flapjack,

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No description came with this pic.
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bertie 83
Moderator
Posts: 5298
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: lineatus R.I.P, South American puffer. Valentini puffer, porcupine puffer.
Non puffer
Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis
Location (country): Brighton, England
Location: brighton , england

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by bertie 83 »

Wow some great shots there, was difficult to choose.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Arny
Mbu Puffer
Posts: 1081
Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:33 pm
Location (country): uk
Location: London

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by Arny »

I found it hard to choose between 4 and 8
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suvattii2012
Green Spotted Puffer
Posts: 427
Joined: Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:52 am
My Puffers: Arrowhead / Suvattii
Location (country): UK

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by suvattii2012 »

haha i love number three
Arrowhead
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El Scorpio
Fahaka Puffer
Posts: 534
Joined: Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:11 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: none, at the moment...
Location (country): Louisville, KY.

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by El Scorpio »

Petey's starting to get big, ain't he! :)
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Christie_ZXR
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 154
Joined: Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:32 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Takifugu Ocellatus - "Mushroom"
Figure 8 Puffer - "Aleister"
Location (country): London, England
Location: West London

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by Christie_ZXR »

Sorry! Last pic is mine :D Sent it in a bit of a hurry and totally forgot to add a description.

That's "Little Sunshine" as he's affectionatly known! His name's actually Aleister. I was trying to bribe him with bloodworms to pose for pics, and I only got a couple before he got wise to me and went and hid at the back of the tank!!

He's a fig 8 puffer :) Must be coming up for a year old now if I remember rightly. He's all of about 1 1/2 - 2" nose to tail. Easter island man there is his only tankmate. I feel he'd murder anything else instantly! Once fed him a locust...not pretty. Never again. Defo seen the killer streak he's got!!
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chuckfriedrice
Fahaka Puffer
Posts: 519
Joined: Mon May 23, 2011 10:28 am
My Puffers: Petey my porcupine Puffer had him since 5/20/2011 about 7 inches now !
Location (country): Royal Palm Beach , Florida - USA
Location: Royal Palm Beach , Florida_ USA

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by chuckfriedrice »

El Scorpio wrote:Petey's starting to get big, ain't he! :)
Yes , I still cant wait for him to get about 10" !
170G Picasso Trigger, snails,Damsels, Coral Beauty Angelfish and Diamond Goby .
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Donna_G
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 139
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:00 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: 2 Dwarf puffers
Location (country): Bridgend,South Wales,UK

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by Donna_G »

I love Petey, how could anyone resist that cute smile :smitten:
When I win the lottery that's gonna be my first purchase :D ummmm... After the tank and everything needed to go with it and learning how to run a marine setup.......good job I don't do the lottery often, think I'd end up in a right pickle lol
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GSPicthus
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 111
Joined: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:02 am
Gender: Male
Location (country): NY

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by GSPicthus »

I had a hard time voting between 3 and 8. But 3 just gave me the biggest smile first thing on a Monday. So I had to vote 3.
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El Scorpio
Fahaka Puffer
Posts: 534
Joined: Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:11 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: none, at the moment...
Location (country): Louisville, KY.

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by El Scorpio »

Is he big enough to eat shrimp tails yet?
chuckfriedrice wrote:
El Scorpio wrote:Petey's starting to get big, ain't he! :)
Yes , I still cant wait for him to get about 10" !
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bertie 83
Moderator
Posts: 5298
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: lineatus R.I.P, South American puffer. Valentini puffer, porcupine puffer.
Non puffer
Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis
Location (country): Brighton, England
Location: brighton , england

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by bertie 83 »

What's the plant in pic 6? I have some but don't know what it is
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Donna_G
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 139
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:00 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: 2 Dwarf puffers
Location (country): Bridgend,South Wales,UK

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by Donna_G »

bertie 83 wrote:What's the plant in pic 6? I have some but don't know what it is
It's water wisteria :D
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Pufferpunk
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Posts: 32764
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by Pufferpunk »

I love wisteria, so bright green!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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f8puffer
Puffer Fry
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Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:22 am
Location (country): united states

Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by f8puffer »

So this may be a REALLY dumb question.. but how do I vote for Puffer of the Month?
I like #8 :D
f8puffer
Puffer Fry
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Re: POTM April 2012 - vote now!

Post by f8puffer »

Oh, I found it... I didn't know I had to be logged in!! Oops!!
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