Dwarf, Red Eye, South American & more. Freshwater puffer talk in here.
rod1
Puffer Fry
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by rod1 Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:16 pm
Does anyone have any information or pictures of this fish? Also, does anyone know where you can purchase one. It is supposedly a freshwater specie that is covered in spines.
Rocker
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by Rocker Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:41 pm
Extremely rare. I don't think anyone here has seen one.
Some call it a product of a mis-spent youth, I call it Rock n Roll !
Pufferpunk
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by Pufferpunk Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:20 pm
Good luck finding one--it would be extremely expensive if you do. Doubt anyone that is selling it as such, as it is probably a T nigroviridis.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
lisalisa
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by lisalisa Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:07 pm
It looks veeerryy much like T nigroviridis. If you like the Schoutedeni, you'll like that too. Only real difference is the spines on T.Schoutedeni's belly.
Pufferpunk
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by Pufferpunk Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:15 pm
Schout. may resemble the nig. but is FW, more mild-mannered & only grows to around 1/2 the size.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
lisalisa
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by lisalisa Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:33 pm
ah yes, I was refering to their general appearance alone.
RTR
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by RTR Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:48 pm
Well, I had one about the time my son was born (over 30 years ago). All but identical to GSP grossly, other than the visible spines and adult size. I don't think that mine was nearly as active either, but that could be individual difference.
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lisalisa
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by lisalisa Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:51 pm
Very true, puffers are surely individuals. Have you thought of maybe getting a GSP? They're great pets.
rod1
Puffer Fry
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by rod1 Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:37 am
Does anyone have any pictures?
Woland
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Posts: 376 Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:12 amMy Puffers: 1 X Tetraodon nigroviridis, 1 X Monotrete palembangensis.Location (country): NorwayLocation: Oslo, NORWAY
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by Woland Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:04 am
The only picture I have seen is in Dr. Eberts book (
review ) about Pufferfish.
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rod1
Puffer Fry
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by rod1 Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:12 pm
Any other pictures? There just doesn't seem to be any information about this fish. Can anybodies LFS get these in?
RTR
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by RTR Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:23 pm
Nobody that I know has seen any in this country (USA) in at least 20 years, maybe longer.
Where's the fish? - Neptune
Rocker
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by Rocker Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:56 am
Tetraodon duboisi
Some call it a product of a mis-spent youth, I call it Rock n Roll !
lisalisa
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by lisalisa Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:58 am
Agreed
Some call it a product of a mis-spent youth, I call it Rock n Roll ! 
