Got this little guy (about 12mm) from LFS today and am having trouble identifying Him/Her as it was sold to me as "freshwater puffer".I have been at it all day to no avail, so decided to join this site to get some help off the puffer experts
Need help to identify this puffer
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Bullrout
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1x Milk Spotted Puffer (Chelonodon patoca) - Location (country): Australia,NSW
Need help to identify this puffer
hey.
Got this little guy (about 12mm) from LFS today and am having trouble identifying Him/Her as it was sold to me as "freshwater puffer".I have been at it all day to no avail, so decided to join this site to get some help off the puffer experts
Got this little guy (about 12mm) from LFS today and am having trouble identifying Him/Her as it was sold to me as "freshwater puffer".I have been at it all day to no avail, so decided to join this site to get some help off the puffer experts
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Corvus
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Re: Need help to identify this puffer
A Chelonodon. C. patoca or C. laticeps. No freshwater puffer I fear.
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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Bullrout
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1x Milk Spotted Puffer (Chelonodon patoca) - Location (country): Australia,NSW
Re: Need help to identify this puffer
thx mate makes sense sincc LFS owner claimed it was native but not much more was said. ill switch it to my brackish tank with the archers and scats.
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Bullrout
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1x Milk Spotted Puffer (Chelonodon patoca) - Location (country): Australia,NSW
Re: Need help to identify this puffer
I now belive it to be C. patoca (milk spotted puffer) i should have said before. so will go in native brackish tank
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Corvus
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Re: Need help to identify this puffer
Sounds good mate. Beware that some specimens become fin nippers when older.
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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j_wishbone
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Re: Need help to identify this puffer
Id say it is C. Patoca as wellBullrout wrote:I now belive it to be C. patoca (milk spotted puffer) i should have said before. so will go in native brackish tank
we only get those 2 natives in Aus in the trade (both brackish).. that Ive seen anyways....
Milk Spotted C. Patoca
and
Banded Puffer M. Pleroustica
had both in one tank and the Milk Spotted was super agro.. the banded had bite marks .. had to split em'...!
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Bullrout
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1x Milk Spotted Puffer (Chelonodon patoca) - Location (country): Australia,NSW
Re: Need help to identify this puffer
Thx for the help guy's little fella is doin alright now:)
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j_wishbone
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Re: Need help to identify this puffer
any updated pics or posts of your Australian puffers?
how did the C patoca go with your natives?
thinking of mixing some toad fishes with my archers.. dont know if its a good idea
how did the C patoca go with your natives?
thinking of mixing some toad fishes with my archers.. dont know if its a good idea
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borgey
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Re: Need help to identify this puffer
wow this is a pretty cool looking Puffer. I wish I could come across some different Puffers besides the normal F8s,GSPs,SAPs and DPs. That's about all I can get in New England at a LFS.
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Re: Need help to identify this puffer
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Looks a bit overfed.
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j_wishbone
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Re: Need help to identify this puffer
borgey wrote:wow this is a pretty cool looking Puffer. I wish I could come across some different Puffers besides the normal F8s,GSPs,SAPs and DPs. That's about all I can get in New England at a LFS.
Its funny how I would love to be in your postion and have the option of getting F8s,GSPs,SAPs and DPs
Re: Need help to identify this puffer
Yep. Availability certainly does differ around the world. It seems that those in the UK have it best.
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