what kind is it?

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what kind is it?

Post by Lua_ »

Hello! I´m from Spain and I hope you understand

I have bought three puffer with the name of carinotetraodon lorteti, but I think they really are irrubesco.
I can you confirm?
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Re: what kind is it?

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The first two pictures look like lorteti to me but the last two pictures I'm not sure. These two species completely confuse me. Sorry I'm not much help.
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Re: what kind is it?

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All photographs are the same fishes.
The last two pictures are from breeding colors
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Re: what kind is it?

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They are beautiful.

I've never been able to remember how to tell the two species apart, but someone will be by soon that is able to (Corvus, MartinHi, etc).
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They are Irrubesco, they look just like my two! :D
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Re: what kind is it?

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mysifier is right
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Re: what kind is it?

Post by Martin Hi. »

hi,
Lua_ wrote:All photographs are the same fishes.
The last two pictures are from breeding colors
breeding colors? i have never heard that this species has been breeded in captivity.
they just show males in their normal color.
i am also not sure about the two females. the color looks weird to me!but the males are irrubescu for sure.
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Re: what kind is it?

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Yes, Martin Hi, look: viewtopic.php?f=40&t=17781
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Re: what kind is it?

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hi,
wow! first time that i hear about that!
but again: i can only see the tipical male-colours.
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Re: what kind is it?

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This is the normal coloration of males:

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and this is the color breeding of the same male:
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Re: what kind is it?

Post by puffertt77 »

When I had a male one of those puffers he always looked like the bottom photo, black with a white belly, mine never had the red stripe down his belly though?!
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Re: what kind is it?

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Slugsy's colours were like that alot when Audrey was still in the tank, I took her out because she wasnt impressed by his advances lol! she was a bit young and still growing, she will be going back in in a few days, now the plants have grown a bit and there are more broken lines of sight. Fingers crossed I'm hoping for the same result! :D
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Re: what kind is it?

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good luck!! :)
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Re: what kind is it?

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Thanks :) good luck raising your babies, I hope all goes well :D
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Re: what kind is it?

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They are nice looking puffers.
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