Identification
Identification
My mom recently purchased this puffer and nobody can seem to identify it. It is currently living in 100% freshwater, that's what it was in at the store
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- bertie 83
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Re: Identification
Looks like a Ceylon to me, not 100% though.wait for confirmation from others. If it is same care as a green spotted puffer but slightly bigger
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Re: Identification
Could be a ceylon, but the coloration looks closer to a parrot puffer. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it's not freshwater.
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Re: Identification
It's caudal fin is normally folded and looks like a paintbrush. It was living in pure freshwater at the pet store for a while and has been living in one of my tanks for over two weeks. It seems healthy for now but i'd like to keep it in ideal conditions
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Re: Identification
Does look like a Ceylon. Is the belly spotted?
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug. ... uviatilis/
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You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Identification
the belly isn't really spotted, it's pretty dark. I'll try to take some more pictures tomorrow
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Re: Identification
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Identification
fluviatilis aka Ceylon
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks.
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Re: Identification
Corvus, you don't think it might be a Sabahensis?
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Re: Identification
I don't think so.
As a side note: sabahensis is thought by some scientists to be "just" a subspecies of fluviatilis. So, aparantly they are closely related.
As a side note: sabahensis is thought by some scientists to be "just" a subspecies of fluviatilis. So, aparantly they are closely related.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks.
Re: Identification
I'll post more pictures later but I think it might be a Sabahensis because of the spots and how comfortable it is in different water parameters
Re: Identification
Puff took a turn for the worst today and is being acclimated to brackish water in a separate tank. I hope it makes it, it really is a cool fish. I'm going to the pet store tomorrow to give them a piece of my mind, and make sure this doesn't happen again because it isn't fair to the fish
Re: Identification
He's now living in a high end brackish tank and thriving
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Re: Identification
Beautiful Ceylon! And yes the reddish orange fins also give it away. They are best to be acclimated to high brackish/marine conditions. My 2 inch Ceylon has already been acclimated to Marine.
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Re: Identification
He lived in freshwater for almost two weeks and almost died. I thought he was goner last night, but he pulled through and is thriving. He should have been in a marine tank from the start