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Need Puffer ID Please
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pufferpuggirl
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Rainbow crab
crayfish - Location (country): Yorkshire, GB
- Location: South Yorkshire, UK
Need Puffer ID Please
I need to be certain what this puffer is, can anyone identify it? I know it's one of the target species, and I have a guess, but I want to hear what others have to say first. Oh, and I know it's got whitespot, that's not the issue, I need to make sure of what it is.
Thanks
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diverchic
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
Wow, dunno what type of puff it is but it's either got strange target coloring or is really not happy/well.
Mind you, if it's spots stay that blueish color when it's healthy/happy that'd be really cool!
Mind you, if it's spots stay that blueish color when it's healthy/happy that'd be really cool!
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OrandaLover
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
Turgidus? brown puff...
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Corvus
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
M. turgidus
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
A very sad-looking 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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"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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pufferpuggirl
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1 x T Schoutedeni
1 x T Leiurus
1 x T Miurus
Rainbow crab
crayfish - Location (country): Yorkshire, GB
- Location: South Yorkshire, UK
Re: Need Puffer ID Please
Yeah that was my thoughts too .... and indeed it is a sad looking one. There's virtually no tail! But the only reason I wasn't sure is because someone on here, was it Sean, said that turgidus spots are not much different in terms of size from the other spots, and the spot on this puffer is definitely bigger. The eyes are right large too and my turgidus doesn't look like that. 
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
Eyespot is always larger in this species than the other spots.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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CarmenH
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
The little guy in the pic looks exactly like my Frankie, (who we're fairly sure is a turgidus) only Frankie is fatter and always smiling 
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Frankie, Monotrete Turgidus
Zephyr, Giant mutant Tetraodon Nigroviridis???
Odie, Tetraodon biocellatus RIP
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Frankie, Monotrete Turgidus
Zephyr, Giant mutant Tetraodon Nigroviridis???
Odie, Tetraodon biocellatus RIP
Doug, Takifugu Ocellatus RIP
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pufferpuggirl
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Rainbow crab
crayfish - Location (country): Yorkshire, GB
- Location: South Yorkshire, UK
Re: Need Puffer ID Please
Well unfortunately this puffer is being sold as a M leiurus puffer, but as soon as they sent me a photo of it, I didn't think that's what it was, but wanted confirmation before I tell the guy I'm not interested. 
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Pufferpunk
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burrfish
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
That would have been a rare find!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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pufferpuggirl
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1 x M Turgidus
1 x T Palembangensis
1 x M Baileyii
1 x T Schoutedeni
1 x T Leiurus
1 x T Miurus
Rainbow crab
crayfish - Location (country): Yorkshire, GB
- Location: South Yorkshire, UK
Re: Need Puffer ID Please
Yes, hence my reason for wanting to buy this puffer, of course until I found out that it's not what they are selling it for. The thing is, I bet they don't change the name of it, and someone else will buy it thinking they've got a rarity and only will find out later that it's not what they think it is. That's why I wanted to check first.
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Corvus
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Re: Need Puffer ID Please
No M. leiurus... the snout is too short.
On larger M. turgidus the eyespot is not significantly larger than the other spots. I think this one fits the description quite well.
On larger M. turgidus the eyespot is not significantly larger than the other spots. I think this one fits the description quite well.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks.