Arothron hispidus

sandfire · Post by **sandfire** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:51 am

Does anyone no why Stars and Stripes Puffer come in different varieties, ie: Stars and Stripes and also Stars and No Stripes?

Colour Morph? Sex difference? Sub Species? Does any one have a theory?

Thanks Guys

edmlfc1 · Post by **edmlfc1** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:43 pm

This is Elvis from what I understand he's from Hawaii.

Jase · Post by **Jase** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:13 pm

nice pic edmlfc.

Seems like i heard that those are variations from where ever they are caught...

edmlfc1 · Post by **edmlfc1** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:59 pm

Thanks Jase, that picture was taken one day when his lunch bit him back.

He swam across the tank, hit the glass and curled up under the rock.

It took me a while to get him out of there, I think he was mad at me.

sandfire · Post by **sandfire** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:58 pm

Wow Elvis is identical to my Stars and No stripes Puffer.

I was chatting in the shop where I bought him from and they just sai he was from the importers TMC, its where they get all their fish from, when I got him their were a few other Stars and Stripes Puffers, he was the only one without.

The fella in the shop said he thought they might be natural hybrids. But I have seen a couple on 'Google' searches so I don't think that be correct.

Mine can be a moody Puffer too, he will only eat mussles and sulks if I give him anything else. He loves his cave and spends all day in their and only comes out in the evening.

yunachin · Post by **yunachin** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:23 pm

I believe there are 2 variants. One is a Hawaiian variant and another is an Indo-Pacific variant.

DRRT · Post by **DRRT** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:53 pm

Hawaiian varients do not necessarily not have stripes. I saw one last weekend with stripes while snorkeling. The aquarium has an outside exhibit with locally caught fish, their stars and stripes has stripes.

ryverrat · Post by **ryverrat** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:46 pm

DRRT I am jealous- you get to swim with cool puffers

DRRT · Post by **DRRT** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:12 pm

i'm jealous you guys have tanks big enough for big puffers. i'm in college and don't have a tank. my tank at home home is a 50g and i haven't seen it since august.

MMaddox · Post by **MMaddox** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:53 am

Attending HPU?

edmlfc1 · Post by **edmlfc1** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:31 am

sandfire wrote: Mine can be a moody Puffer too, he will only eat mussles and sulks if I give him anything else. He loves his cave and spends all day in their and only comes out in the evening.

Your puffer sounds like my Elvis, in lots of ways. Mussels are his favorite food too, and if I don't feed him at least one with his other food he also sulks.

He also loves his cave, but he's a stalker! He watches me......if he sees me move he rushes out of his cave and keeps an eye on me. If I go where he can't see me anymore he tries to look around the corners. It's totally funny.

sandfire · Post by **sandfire** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:45 pm

Mine will not rush out his cave for me, but he comes dashing over if I have a cup in my hand! Its because he knows his food gets defrosted in one, how intelligent is that!

edmlfc1 · Post by **edmlfc1** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:56 pm

Mine does the same thing! Give him time he will rush out when you walk by.

Agnate · Post by **Agnate** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:19 pm

I'm still sad that my Manilensis is such a slow grower. He literally hasn't grown *at all* since I got him like 6 months ago. That and my Ceylons kinda pick on him 'cause they're a bunch of jerks!

DRRT · Post by **DRRT** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:05 pm

MMaddox wrote:Attending HPU?

UH manoa with a major in economics and enrolled in the marine option program. next semester i'm going to volunteer for the waikiki aquarium.

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