There may not keep such a puffer fish?

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There may not keep such a puffer fish?

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Tetraodon pustulatus ,Common Name: Cross River Puffer .

Have not talked much information ? More pictures of adult fish ?
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Here in the UK this is a very expensive puffer, and there are only a handful of them in this country. I don't believe there are very many in the United States even. A very beautiful puffer, but with a price tag way too high for me. This is a photo of one that was for sale a little while back and I was emailing the owner, and he sent me these photos.

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Rarely available in the US:
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pufferpuggirl wrote:Here in the UK this is a very expensive puffer, and there are only a handful of them in this country. I don't believe there are very many in the United States even. A very beautiful puffer, but with a price tag way too high for me. This is a photo of one that was for sale a little while back and I was emailing the owner, and he sent me these photos.

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Many thanks for your reply. This puffer is also treasured in China, even the very little information on.
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Yes, they are very rare. Most of the time when one is advertised and you see a picture, it is really a Fahaka but with some red coloring. Finding them with the true red spots like that is very rare, and they are very expensive.
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I would love to have one someday. They're so beautiful.
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ah..My dream puffer :)
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is there any one on this forum thats has one our any other forum
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There are a few at: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com.
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There was one of these guys in a shop in nottingham uk, it was on sale for £650, would loved to have had him but way to expensive. :(
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guesty1982 wrote:There was one of these guys in a shop in nottingham uk, it was on sale for £650, would loved to have had him but way to expensive. :(

The one you mention is the one that's in the photos above that I posted. I was emailing Richard for a while, but it was just too expensive for me in the end. I admit it's beautiful, but I can't justify that kind of money for even a puffer. :(
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guesty1982 wrote:There was one of these guys in a shop in nottingham uk, it was on sale for £650, would loved to have had him but way to expensive. :(

My God! God's price! :shock: :(
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OH. MY. GOD. he is stunning! if i were in nottingham, or in the UK at all... he would be in my tank no questions asked... 650 euros is roughly $885 US dollars i think... id do it! tax returns are comming up... i couldnt think of a better thing to blow all my money on haha... having a cross river AND my gorgeous fahaka???? oh man that would be amazing.... :drool:
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Just a little note, that's £650 - British pounds, not Euros, although the exchange rate may be similar for both currencies right now. :)
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whoops sorry... thats me for ya, showing off my ignorance... i thought that thing that looks like a fancy "E" meant euros :redface:
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