are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
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are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Ive contacted an online aquatic shop in the UK who ship puffers and other fish etc.
I asked about what freshwater puffers they have in stock, and what they would be getting in etc.
I got a reply saying they would have 'Tetraodon schoutedeni' in stock from tomorrow
I know nothing about these puffers at all, except they are'nt commonly sold and can be mistaken for other similar puffers.
Has anyone more info on them, if they are more common now, and how to ID them properly?
I asked about what freshwater puffers they have in stock, and what they would be getting in etc.
I got a reply saying they would have 'Tetraodon schoutedeni' in stock from tomorrow
I know nothing about these puffers at all, except they are'nt commonly sold and can be mistaken for other similar puffers.
Has anyone more info on them, if they are more common now, and how to ID them properly?
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Haven't seen or heard of one in my entire lifetime in this hobby. Most likely a GSP.
but then--you ARE in th e UK... Look for very visible, long spines on it's body.
but then--you ARE in th e UK... Look for very visible, long spines on it's body.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
I've read the long spine thing often (in PPs posts). However, I cannot confirm this from my memory (grandfather had some), any pictures or scientific descriptions (wanna say this might be a myth). T. nigroviridis has spikes, too, and on both species they are hid within the skin when deflated.
The T. schoutedeni looks quite different in terms of body shape and coloration. The back is mottled.
Here are two confirmed IDd pictures:
http://www.hippocampus-bildarchiv.com/i ... tedeni.jpg
http://www.52fish.com.cn/bbs/attachment ... 2a8551.jpg
More are found in the aqualog puffer book.
Another pretty obvious character is the nostrils. They look pointed like the ones of other African puffers such as T. lineatus, T. miurus, T. mbu and NOT round like the ones of Asian T. nigroviridis.
The T. schoutedeni looks quite different in terms of body shape and coloration. The back is mottled.
Here are two confirmed IDd pictures:
http://www.hippocampus-bildarchiv.com/i ... tedeni.jpg
http://www.52fish.com.cn/bbs/attachment ... 2a8551.jpg
More are found in the aqualog puffer book.
Another pretty obvious character is the nostrils. They look pointed like the ones of other African puffers such as T. lineatus, T. miurus, T. mbu and NOT round like the ones of Asian T. nigroviridis.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Yes, although not very visible, all puffers have spines but the schoutedeni's are very long & easily seen.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Honestly, I never saw any spines more obvious than the "tiny prickles" on a GSP.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Exactly! But have you ever seen one puffed?
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Yes, but a puffed GSP also has obvious "long" spines. I fail to see how I can use the spines to tell these two species apart.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Here are some puffed GSPs:
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bracki96.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i53/q ... Puffed.jpg
I don't think T. schoutedeni spikes were significantly different.
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bracki96.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i53/q ... Puffed.jpg
I don't think T. schoutedeni spikes were significantly different.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Thanks, he said they are due in tomorrow
and he will be putting them up for sale within the week
so will keep an eye out, and post any pics that he puts up!
and he will be putting them up for sale within the week
so will keep an eye out, and post any pics that he puts up!
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
I wish I could find the pic I saw that shows those spines so visibly.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
I have seen live specimens, but many, many years ago. likely late 1960s or early 70s. I even had one before I really knew what I was doing with puffers. I also remember well the pic PP is referencing - pretty much a pure profile shot, with a dark background (comparable to the second of the two shots Corvus showed of confirmed fish). That shot showed clearly longish spines on the belly, angled sharply toward the rear of the fish, and clearly visible but relatively widely spaced - almost like a shot of of a burrfish on a non-puffed fish. The spines did not in that pic show elsewhere on the body so far as I remember.
I confess that I did not think of the nostril differences - that should be an easy differentiation.
I confess that I did not think of the nostril differences - that should be an easy differentiation.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
Now, I'm really curious about that picture.
I haven't seen long spines on living, deflated specimens as far as I remember and haven't found it in the few scientific publications mentioning this species (something that obvious should be included). Will look up the 1986 book on African freshwater (volume 2 I guess), which has the chapter on African puffers that should still be state of the art now, as soon as I find it again...
The coloration alone is significantly different, I'd say this is the most easy way to distinguish them.
I haven't seen long spines on living, deflated specimens as far as I remember and haven't found it in the few scientific publications mentioning this species (something that obvious should be included). Will look up the 1986 book on African freshwater (volume 2 I guess), which has the chapter on African puffers that should still be state of the art now, as soon as I find it again...
The coloration alone is significantly different, I'd say this is the most easy way to distinguish them.
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Re: are Tetraodon schoutedeni available?
+1The coloration alone is significantly different, I'd say this is the most easy way to distinguish them.
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