Puffers in the wild

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Puffers in the wild

Post by j_wishbone »

hi guys

does anyone have any video or pics of freshwater puffers in the wild

i see heaps of saltwater puffers in the wild but never freshwater (brackish)

would love to also see them in their natural biotopes!!


any links?
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Is the T. mbu vs. otter video still on-line? I have lost the URL.
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j_wishbone wrote:hi guys

does anyone have any video or pics of freshwater puffers in the wild

i see heaps of saltwater puffers in the wild but never freshwater (brackish)

would love to also see them in their natural biotopes!!


any links?

I would love to see some F8's and other freshwater puffs in the wild
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puff vs otter:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... video.html

This ones fun too (dog vs puffer):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYx4T9dJSBo

:D
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This one is Cool as well
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I love the dog vs puffer vid!

Why can't I make the ones posted on here work???
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Pufferpunk wrote:I love the dog vs puffer vid!

Why can't I make the ones posted on here work???

I cant play the http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... video.html
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Those were so cool, neat to see them in the wild, the MBUs were super cool to see :)

Thanks for posting them :)

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thanks guys those were some cool vids!!
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BeachORama wrote:puff vs otter:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... video.html

This ones fun too (dog vs puffer):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYx4T9dJSBo

:D
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This is the only video I've came across for a Fahaka in the wild.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqFBJFS709E

I was so happy when he got away 8P
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The dude pulled him back just as the video ended... D:
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emartin

Thanks for the vid! very interesting :)
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I was really surprised to see the two mbus sharing the crab. Interesting!
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Sharing or competing? Thus, taking it out of the mouth of the other.
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