Right i brought it as a striped Dog face but i dont think it is! Any Ideas?????
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Lisa
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blondenblue
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recombinantrider
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Maybe a white spotted puffer? I am not too sure though...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arothron_hispidus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arothron_hispidus
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blondenblue
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
hmm he's kinda not really spotty, more like the reticulated but his colouring is kinda chocolate brown and white!
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yunachin
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
That is a Stars and Stripes Puffer otherwise known as Arothron hispidus. 
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
ooooh! it's a (going to be) big boy
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Corvus
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Chin and recombinan are probably right, but I'd like to see a better picture and know its size.
White spots on back + striped belly = Arothron hispidus
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... &TotRec=14
Black spots on back + striped belly = Arothron stellatus
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... &TotRec=12
Irregular stripe pattern, netlike on the back = Arothron reticularis
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... s&TotRec=3
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... at=species
White spots on back + striped belly = Arothron hispidus
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... &TotRec=14
Black spots on back + striped belly = Arothron stellatus
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... &TotRec=12
Irregular stripe pattern, netlike on the back = Arothron reticularis
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... s&TotRec=3
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... at=species
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Corvus
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Here's another young A. reticularis, I hope the differences between the 3 are clear.
http://research.kahaku.go.jp/zoology/Fi ... 5_03b.html
http://research.kahaku.go.jp/zoology/Fi ... 5_03b.html
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blondenblue
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Thanks corvus, deffinately looks like the last few pics deffinately not the first 2 will try and get a better pic of it with a different camera is about 2 1/2 inch at the mo.
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t1gerbee
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
you's gonna need a bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggg tank for that baby.
1 x 90G Juv stars and stripes puffer, Ceylon Puffer + GSP + 2 black clowns
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blondenblue
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Hmmmm must admit i wasn't expecting it to get sooooooooooo big, but it is moving into a new tank once it has finished cycling. im turning my 100g community tank marine and the ocupants of it are all moving to a a 140g tank!
on the pufferpedia it says it will need more than the 100g i have but im afraid thats as much as i can give it! (i do have a 3ft sump on it aswell tho)
Im still trying to get a good pic of it will post as soon as i can!
Lis
on the pufferpedia it says it will need more than the 100g i have but im afraid thats as much as i can give it! (i do have a 3ft sump on it aswell tho)
Im still trying to get a good pic of it will post as soon as i can!
Lis
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blondenblue
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Right hope this pic is abit better than the last! he wont stay still!!!!
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Content2Swell
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
For not staying still that's a better photo than I've ever been able to get of my puffs 
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and they will tell you; or speak to the earth and it will teach you; or let the fish
of the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the
lord has done this. In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all
mankind.
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blondenblue
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Thanks, i was teasing him with my finger trying to get him to chase it, it kinda worked for a little while!
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
I photoshoped the picture a little to make the coloration visible... I hope you don't mind, because of copyright...
From picture and stated size I believe this puffer is a rarely traded Arothron reticularis, which will get a little larger than the A. nigropunctatus, but stays smaller than the A. hispidus. Don't keep it with too small fishes. Ebert reports it to be more piscivorous than other Arothrons.
From picture and stated size I believe this puffer is a rarely traded Arothron reticularis, which will get a little larger than the A. nigropunctatus, but stays smaller than the A. hispidus. Don't keep it with too small fishes. Ebert reports it to be more piscivorous than other Arothrons.
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blondenblue
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Re: Whats My Puffer???
Thanks corvus, din't mind at all about the pic, i only wish i could have got one a little less blurry, will see if my brother in law can bring his super dooper camera over and get and better pics! mine just dont seem to take them quick enough when its always moving! im quite please with my little puff as he wasn't very expensive! ( i guess its because he was advertised as a striped dog face) he has a grammar and a clown in with him as well as a cleaner shrimp, a hermit crab and a few turbo snails, so far he has left them all alone and is feeding well on cockle in the shell and mussel! im guessing as he gets bigger the inverts may be eaten? and possibly the clown and grammar?
Thanks
Lis
Thanks
Lis