What did i get?
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OrandaLover
- Dwarf Puffer
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What did i get?
I bought this guy about 3 weeks ago and have been under the impression he was a turgidus but then tonight i was going through the puffer pedia and i looked at the abei and he looks just like mine! Do i have an Abei? Or do i have aTurgidus? Or am i totally off?
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Hilly
- Mentor
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- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:36 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Current: Tetraodon Lineatus
Previous:
Tetraodon Sabahensis
Montrete Abei
Tetraodon Biocellatus
Carinotetraodon Salivator - Location (country): UK
- Location: Nottinghamshire, UK
Re: What did i get?
Colour and length of snout are a little off to be an Abei. These targets can be the worst to ID as theyre all so close.
Hilly
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pufferpuggirl
- Mbu Puffer
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- My Puffers: Puffs & Stuff:
1 x M Abei
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: What did i get?
The first photo looks just like the turgidus I used to have ..... but I agree with Hilly, they can be a nightmare to identify. I've bought target puffers 3 different times and each time they ended up being something completely different from what I was sold! 
"Puffer .... man's best friend?"
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pufferpuggirl
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 3979
- Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:04 pm
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- My Puffers: Puffs & Stuff:
1 x M Abei
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: What did i get?
I'm hoping to get a Fang's this week and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't go all that distance only to find out that it's an Abei or a turgidus. I've been wanting one for so long, and I shall be taking my Aqualog book with me to help with ID. 
"Puffer .... man's best friend?"
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CarmenH
- Fahaka Puffer
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- My Puffers: Doug, Takifugu Ocellatus RIP :-(
Frankie, Monotrete Turgidus
Zephyr, ???Tetraodon nigroviridis??? - Location (country): Ontario, Canada
Re: What did i get?
Most of the experts here finally agreed that my Frankie is a turgidus. He was on black sand and was much darker, but I changed his tank out to a light natural gravel last weekend and now he could be a twin to yours...
Carmen
Frankie, Monotrete Turgidus
Zephyr, Giant mutant Tetraodon Nigroviridis???
Odie, Tetraodon biocellatus RIP
Doug, Takifugu Ocellatus RIP
Frankie, Monotrete Turgidus
Zephyr, Giant mutant Tetraodon Nigroviridis???
Odie, Tetraodon biocellatus RIP
Doug, Takifugu Ocellatus RIP
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OrandaLover
- Dwarf Puffer
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- Joined: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:18 pm
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- My Puffers: Binky the GSP, Leo the Turgidus, Rama the DP and Dinou the DP :)
- Location (country): Denton Texas
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Re: What did i get?
lol he was sold to me asa suvatti! 
I love him either way but still why do they all have to look so simillar! lol
I love him either way but still why do they all have to look so simillar! lol-
L!$A
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Milly - Fangs Puffer - Location (country): CANADA
- Location: Pitt Meadows, BC
Re: What did i get?
It looks like an abei to me, but I really have no idea... either way though whatever he may be he is darn cute!!
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zombiefetus
- Fahaka Puffer
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- Location (country): Illinois, USA
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Re: What did i get?
I would guess Turgidus, they've been popping up everywhere lately
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Troender
- Former Staff Member
- Posts: 1843
- Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:04 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 1x GSP (Bolla), 1x m. something. Bought as a leiurus, maybe a turgidus (Tiger), 1x c. irrubesco (Tott(a) aka Houdini) 1x c. salivator (Jack the Ripper), 1x m. cochinchinensis (Hufflepuff - R.I.P.), 2x c. lorteti (Tommy and Tigern = Calvin and Hubbes), 1x m. suvatti (Koseklumpen), 1x m. palembangensis (Dragonfly), 2x t. biocellatus (Koken and Fiken).
- Location: Askim, Norway
Re: What did i get?
The nose compared to the size of the eyes is not like you find in an abei. I would guess a turgidus or a cochinchinensis.
Inger Anne
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OrandaLover
- Dwarf Puffer
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- My Puffers: Binky the GSP, Leo the Turgidus, Rama the DP and Dinou the DP :)
- Location (country): Denton Texas
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Re: What did i get?
omg a third choice of what he could be? lol The way they look i think they are all just variations of the same species lol
but it seems like more people are leaning towards turgidus
but it seems like more people are leaning towards turgidus
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OrandaLover
- Dwarf Puffer
- Posts: 67
- Joined: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:18 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Binky the GSP, Leo the Turgidus, Rama the DP and Dinou the DP :)
- Location (country): Denton Texas
- Contact:
Re: What did i get?
Also is there any way a Mod can make that first pic my avatar? I cant get it to work
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zombiefetus
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Re: What did i get?
^Did you resize it first?
Here's an avatar sized copy of your picture:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/ ... st/tug.png
go to the user control panel >>> profile >>> edit avatar
and then paste that link on the "Link off-site" line.
Here's an avatar sized copy of your picture:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/ ... st/tug.png
go to the user control panel >>> profile >>> edit avatar
and then paste that link on the "Link off-site" line.
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OrandaLover
- Dwarf Puffer
- Posts: 67
- Joined: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:18 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Binky the GSP, Leo the Turgidus, Rama the DP and Dinou the DP :)
- Location (country): Denton Texas
- Contact:
Re: What did i get?
Yay! it worked thank you!
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JoseDepacos
- Green Spotted Puffer
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Re: What did i get?
Regardless which, he's beautiful. Nice puffer.