Reason Why You Got a GSP?

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Reason Why You Got a GSP?

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This topic is for the GSP lovers out there.

Honestly, a few months ago, I never knew I would end up with GSPs. I've always seen them in Walmart looking all skinny. Being ignorant, I thought that is how they looked like. I didn't like how skinny they were.

I never liked them until I saw a few videos from YouTube. What I saw in these videos where plump healthy GSPs. I did more research and I thought they were very cute. I didn't realize how excellent they looked if they were healthy. That whole time I thought of them as being stick figured fish at Walmart. I am just glad to have seen these YouTube videos to make me love puffers. I'm sure you'd love these videos too. Very cute puffer. I want all the GSPs I have to be like it too.

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Re: Reason Why You Got a GSP?

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That puffer is way too big for that small 10 or 15 gallon tank its in!
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Re: Reason Why You Got a GSP?

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Lil' Swimz$ wrote:That puffer is way too big for that small 10 or 15 gallon tank its in!
That tank is actually probably about 5 gallons, anybody else agree?

They look the most like a puffer out of any of the puffers I think. When most people think of "puffers", they think of a fish that looks like a GSP.
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I agree that yes, they look the most like a puffer out of any of the puffers, but I don't know about the tank. I've got a 10 gallon and it looks pretty close in size.
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I usually thought of a porc, actually.

I got three GSPs because they had little fins that looked like eyebrows. Not a happy ending to that story, though.
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Re: Reason Why You Got a GSP?

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I am hoping to get my two GSPs after a very long wait tomorrow. I have always loved pufferfish, especially porcs and only ever seen them in oceanariums. Never crossed my mind they could be kept as pets with the rights conditions. I stumbled across what I now know as ceylons in a shop and my love sprung anew. I found this forum shortly after and with the library and choice wanted a puff for sure but which one? Got a beaut of a 180 litre on ebay for £130 with heater and filter and it was just a matter of time from March/April when bought to when could get the funds or birthday in September. The tank slowly built up and the amount of time I had helped me to settle on GSPs out of a choice of GSPS, F8s and SAPs.

Why GSPs in particular, their colouration and size had always attracted me, I wanted a fairly big puff after having DPS and these fitted the bill, I ummmed and ahhed about the brackish and perhaps eventual marine side but since seeing them in the flesh and youtube I am smitten and know they are the ones for me! I managed to make sure I saw all the three species before deciding and GSPs definately were the cuties I am after. (Will also say that particular puff in the videos above even though in small tank and overfed a tad also swayed me into waiting). Sorry for the rambling :)
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Re: Reason Why You Got a GSP?

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awesome!!!
lilacamy931 wrote:I am hoping to get my two GSPs after a very long wait tomorrow. I have always loved pufferfish, especially porcs and only ever seen them in oceanariums. Never crossed my mind they could be kept as pets with the rights conditions. I stumbled across what I now know as ceylons in a shop and my love sprung anew. I found this forum shortly after and with the library and choice wanted a puff for sure but which one? Got a beaut of a 180 litre on ebay for £130 with heater and filter and it was just a matter of time from March/April when bought to when could get the funds or birthday in September. The tank slowly built up and the amount of time I had helped me to settle on GSPs out of a choice of GSPS, F8s and SAPs.

Why GSPs in particular, their colouration and size had always attracted me, I wanted a fairly big puff after having DPS and these fitted the bill, I ummmed and ahhed about the brackish and perhaps eventual marine side but since seeing them in the flesh and youtube I am smitten and know they are the ones for me! I managed to make sure I saw all the three species before deciding and GSPs definately were the cuties I am after. (Will also say that particular puff in the videos above even though in small tank and overfed a tad also swayed me into waiting). Sorry for the rambling :)
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