Tetraodon baileyi, Hairy Puffer

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Tetraodon baileyi, Hairy Puffer

Post by Pufferpunk »

You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Post by Steelgeek »

So ugly its cute....
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Post by chriscenter1 »

talk about SEVERE algae issues!
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Post by Bred »

Wow, that's quite an unusual fish... It's beautiful!

I'm trying to imagine what's evolutionarily beneficial about that mutation... Perhaps it's a riverine lurker-predator? The protrusions for added traction for sitting still in strong currents?
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Post by Bred »

Hey, lucky guess!

"Found mainly in rocky habitats including rapids of the Mekong mainstream and its larger tributaries"
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... m?id=50300
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Post by Pamela »

It might act as camouflage as well. I think he's so cute he's cute.
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Post by Bred »

Pamela wrote:It might act as camouflage as well. I think he's so cute he's cute.
Pami.
Ay, good call.

I'm fascinated by cryptic markings... T. palembangensis and C. irrubesco are among the finest--they're the only puffs currently on my wish list.
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Post by Woland »

It is very good to have you back, Sean.
You got so much valuable information & pictures from your part of the world.

The Pufferforum will not be complete until we got auto-translations from & to Chinese and Japanese. :D

How about it SG?
Next week? :twisted:
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Post by Pufferpunk »

Altavistaworks fairly well for rough translation.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Post by Feathers&Fins »

Ohhhhhh… I've always wanted to see a live one. Only a couple of dead specimen pics in Ebert's book.
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Post by Woland »

Well, seems I will see a live specimen tomorrow... :twisted:
Just received a mail from the largest LFS in Norway.
It came in today!

Did not mention the price though...
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Post by Tihsho »

Ya thinking of getting it Woland? Hope it is in good health if ya do.
<80 gal> 2 GSPs & a Ceylon!
<75 gal> 3 Figure 8s & 1 Butterlfy Goby
<75 gal> *Empty*
<55 gal> 3 Gymnothorax polyuranodon (FW eel)
<30 long> Pair of Lorteti's & Irrubesco's, 1 DP, Endlers Livebearers, Clown Pleco, Royal Pleco, 2 Bumblebee Cats
<20 long> 4 Flounders
<4 gal> 2 Sparkling Gouramis & 3 ottos heavily planted

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Post by Woland »

Tihsho wrote:Ya thinking of getting it Woland? Hope it is in good health if ya do.
Well, if hell freezes over during the night I probably wont buy it...

The guy who owns this LFS is married to a Phillipina.
They run their own fresh/marine import out of the east.
He is outrageously expensive, but all fishes offered for sale are in excellent condition.

Man, has this been the summer for me...
Firstly T. abei and then T. baileyi.
But where will it live? *sighs*
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Post by Tihsho »

Woland wrote:
Tihsho wrote:Ya thinking of getting it Woland? Hope it is in good health if ya do.
Well, if hell freezes over during the night I probably wont buy it...

The guy who owns this LFS is married to a Phillipina.
They run their own fresh/marine import out of the east.
He is outrageously expensive, but all fishes offered for sale are in excellent condition.

Man, has this been the summer for me...
Firstly T. abei and then T. baileyi.
But where will it live? *sighs*
Phillipina? You mean Phillipino?

And lucky you, your getting all the rarer puffs on that side off the world. If only you can figure out how to successfully breed them and them become an exporting business :D
<80 gal> 2 GSPs & a Ceylon!
<75 gal> 3 Figure 8s & 1 Butterlfy Goby
<75 gal> *Empty*
<55 gal> 3 Gymnothorax polyuranodon (FW eel)
<30 long> Pair of Lorteti's & Irrubesco's, 1 DP, Endlers Livebearers, Clown Pleco, Royal Pleco, 2 Bumblebee Cats
<20 long> 4 Flounders
<4 gal> 2 Sparkling Gouramis & 3 ottos heavily planted

Image


~Tihsho~
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