Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
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- Figure 8 Puffer
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- Joined: Tue May 22, 2018 5:52 pm
- My Puffers: (Pea puffers),T. schoutedeni, P. Turgidus, P. palembangensis, Random target puffer, cutcuia, palustris...
- Location (country): USA
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
The last few threads here were quite fun to hear about.
What a little cutie-hamster fish!
I have 2 of some target species (possible tugidus / purchased as Abei) that have a screen between the two.
So far no real interest in each other, but I'm guessing they will eat each others eyeballs out for a first date.
One is pretty and the other looks like a turd.
- photo below.
- Pufferpunk
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- Posts: 32776
- 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
- Location: Chicago
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Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
2nd pic is definitely a turgidus.
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
I'm on a mobile app. Maybe that's why I can't get a picture posted on here. Anyhow, I posted a picture of him on the r/MonsterFishKeepers subreddit a few weeks ago. If anyone here wants to download the picture and post it for me, feel free. His name is Pogo and the caption on the post is "only six inches long, but this little monster can take your finger tips off". There're also a few videos posted.
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
- Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32776
- 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
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
You have to resize them in a photo app.
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
Hope this works. Here's Pogo!
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Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
Thanks, Pufferpunk! Here's a couple more.
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Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
He's got some of the most amazing color changing abilities I've ever seen on a fish. These pics are his happy look. When he's angry his back is covered in darker reticulations and the spots on his sides turn almost black with just a pinpoint of orange in the center. It's also fast. Not quite as fast as a cuttlefish changing colors, but almost as fast. He doesn't do it as often as when he was younger, but once in a while. If I can catch him in a bad mood I'll try to get a pic and post it.
- Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32776
- 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
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
This & the suvattii are on my list of next puffs..
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
Good luck on the abei. I've been trying but they've all been turgidus lately. Its really hard to get the right target type species. I'm looking through pics and others are spraying and praying
Re: Pao abei, aka T. abei, aka Abe's Puffer
I got really lucky with mine. I've only seen two in the few years since and they were special ordered. Shop owner said he'd been trying to get them for a customer for over a year.