Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"

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Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"

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I am looking into buying a Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer" but can't seem to find much info about them.... Is there anyone on the forum that has one that can shed some light? Minimum tank size? What do you feed them? Aggressive? tank mates?

How are they different than a Hairy Puffer or Amazon Puffer? How big do they get?

I know I know lots of questions :)

Anything help and thank you so much

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Good luck in finding one. They haven't been sold in the US in over 20 years. A few have shown up in Europe, for a hefty price.
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Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"

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I have found them at my Lfs for 200
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stew1818 wrote:I have found them at my Lfs for 200
probably not a bad price, if it's indeed a "Schoutedeni"
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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
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You don't find that to be a stiff price for not such a unique-looking fish?
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"cream puff"
RIP cream puff :-(
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Location: Prescott, Arizona

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rare things command a high price
i personally wouldn't be interested in buying it for even half that amount
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Did you buy the puffer?
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Not yet..... I'm trying to get my tank all dialed in first. But have done tons of research
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wetspot and segrest had them earlier this year
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wetspot has them now
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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
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That's where I got my Hairy puffer.
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I've had one for almost a year now and I don't find him to be that aggressive. He only killed two fish on me and lives with platies. I just bought another one from the wet spot and they are getting along fine together. I was able to get them eating carnivore pellets.
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That's pretty neat! There's one on Aquabid now for $150. I
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Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"

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To OP: I have one and am happy to answer any questions you might have! I see you are in the PNW as well, you might want to check out http://www.wafishbox.com/forums/ as well...

Got mine from Aquarium Co-Op for $190.

Here's a video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvEUg36REwc
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