I found ET :(

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I found ET :(

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I saw this little fellow in a lfs. Immediately fell in love. When we asked the owner some questions about the guy he did´t know a lot. Seems he ordered the holo for himself but then decided to stop with his tank. :shock:

Is in there for some months now. I would love to try to make this little guy better but don´t have the room for a 1,5m saltwater tank.
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Oh gosh, it's adorable!
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holo? That's no D. holocanthus if you mean that.
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That's one of those Orbitus (sp?) puffers. The name has something to do with it's BIG eyes.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Awwe man oh man is he ever cute... :smitten:
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Pufferpunk wrote:That's one of those Orbitus (sp?) puffers. The name has something to do with it's BIG eyes.
You mean Cyclichthys orbicularis.
Possible.
Would need a good sideview for proper ID.
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Pufferpunk wrote:The name has something to do with it's BIG eyes.
Which are so darned adorable that I'm dying of an accute case of the cutes over here.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

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Corvus wrote:You mean Cyclichthys orbicularis.
Possible.
Would need a good sideview for proper ID.
Yeah... that one.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Wow, that is adorable.
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So cute
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it reminds me of the little fish in finding nemo the one where the sharks took to the party but it swam away..if anyone knows who I'm talking about
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Corvus wrote:
Pufferpunk wrote:That's one of those Orbitus (sp?) puffers. The name has something to do with it's BIG eyes.
You mean Cyclichthys orbicularis.
Possible.
Would need a good sideview for proper ID.

Youtube video under the picture shows a sideview. :)
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Dawww it's so darn cute. I'm gonna explode from cuteness overload.
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Owh so he stays smaller. Would he fit into a 110 gallon tank?
Does anybody knows something about this puffer, character ect.
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Corvus wrote:
Pufferpunk wrote:That's one of those Orbitus (sp?) puffers. The name has something to do with it's BIG eyes.
You mean Cyclichthys orbicularis.
Possible.
Would need a good sideview for proper ID.
Woodbutcher wrote:
Youtube video under the picture shows a sideview. :)
That's not a good sideview... that's a cell phone video. Ever tried comparing a video to an ID key... it annoys me.

And no, it does not stay smaller.
However, I think you might be able to keep it in a 110 gallon tank if you have good filtration and skip tank mates.
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