The forum for those beautiful marine puffers!
tslabaugh
Puffer Fry
Posts: 9 Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:48 pm
Location: Oklahoma
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by tslabaugh » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:52 pm
Well the other day I got a blue spotted toby for my 29g. He is the only one in the tank other than a giant hermit crab. I do plan to get a clown goby to go in there with him.
Pics without flash:
With flash:
He eats anything you put in front of him!
Hilly
Mentor
Posts: 1903 Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:36 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Current: Tetraodon Lineatus Previous: Tetraodon Sabahensis Montrete Abei Tetraodon Biocellatus Carinotetraodon Salivator
Location (country): UK
Location: Nottinghamshire, UK
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by Hilly » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:59 pm
Nice pickup.
His irridescent markings look mint.
Hilly
Phaedrus
Former Staff Member
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by Phaedrus » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:59 pm
Beautiful.
manutius
Former Staff Member
Posts: 1316 Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:49 pm
My Puffers: RIP Clooney the Mbu :(
Location: Southend essex, UK
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by manutius » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:33 pm
Gorgeous
tslabaugh
Puffer Fry
Posts: 9 Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:48 pm
Location: Oklahoma
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by tslabaugh » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:46 pm
Thanks all! I am really proud of him! lol
kimmers318
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 98 Joined: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:09 am
Location: Ne Ohio
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by kimmers318 » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:51 am
Very very pretty! Someday I may have pics to post like that
Great shots of your new baby! Love the colors.
kass
Green Spotted Puffer
Posts: 473 Joined: Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:14 pm
Gender: Male
Location (country): Canada
Location: Guelph, Canada
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by kass » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:25 am
Nice. I love the colours.
Marty421
Puffer Fry
Posts: 30 Joined: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:18 am
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by Marty421 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:52 am
Marine puffers have the crazyest colors
tslabaugh
Puffer Fry
Posts: 9 Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:48 pm
Location: Oklahoma
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by tslabaugh » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:42 pm
Thanks all!
He is a character! He loves freeze dried krill and FW snails that I breed. The krill floats on the top of the water and he will like pop the water to eat it. Pretty funny!
bonnie3188
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 127 Joined: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:48 am
Location: Australia
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by bonnie3188 » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:08 pm
Haha my puffers pop the water aswell to get mysis shrimp! Very cute
-Bonnie
dusk
Puffer Fry
Posts: 3 Joined: Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:33 pm
Location: Antwerp
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by dusk » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:11 am
Beautiful animal! Just wondering: are all these types of marine puffers wild caught? Or do companies also breed them? I'm guessing they're not that easy to breed...
Hilly
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Posts: 1903 Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:36 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Current: Tetraodon Lineatus Previous: Tetraodon Sabahensis Montrete Abei Tetraodon Biocellatus Carinotetraodon Salivator
Location (country): UK
Location: Nottinghamshire, UK
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by Hilly » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:51 pm
dusk wrote: Beautiful animal! Just wondering: are all these types of marine puffers wild caught? Or do companies also breed them? I'm guessing they're not that easy to breed...
It's a safe bet they will be wild caught like most of the fresh and brackish water species.
Hilly
Corvus
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Location: Planet earth; mostly Germany recently
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by Corvus » Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:12 am
There are some larger species comercially bred in China for food, but no tobies, yet.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks.
dusk
Puffer Fry
Posts: 3 Joined: Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:33 pm
Location: Antwerp
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by dusk » Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:11 am
Some people should focus on breeding these wonderful animals for commercial purposes, before they become threatened in their natural environment...