some pics of my newest arrival

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autophotos
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some pics of my newest arrival

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Id like to take this oppourtunity to thank lisa (blondenblue) and partner and children for traveling and meeting me today to get me MOOB


shes settled in now , wouldnt take cockles but had a good munch on some stones until i fed her mussels which she obliterated . WOW

Heres a couple of pics of her- she made a 5-6 hour journey to get home to me.
(sorry if the pics are too big or dont fit on the forum)
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stone/rock hunting
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im assuming she was after mussels - and the rocks do look a lot like them

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munch munch munch - hmm that doest taste like mussel

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*spit* out comes the rock


now its mussel time
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yum yum yum - give us some more!
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Ohyouknow
Fahaka Puffer
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My Puffers: Vicious (T. Lineatus - Fahaka)
Location (country): Indiana, USA.
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Great Pics! It looks like you have quite a gorgeous and HAPPY fish!
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Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
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bigfatfish
Fahaka Puffer
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Location (country): United Kingdom
Location: Devon, UK

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I'm so glad you guys sorted something out - I knew it was meant to be! Fab pics - hope your pleased with your new family member & Lisa can rest assured that she will have a good home! Congrats all round!
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Troender
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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).
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Beautiful pics! Some of those is material for the POTM.
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blondenblue
Green Spotted Puffer
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My Puffers: A M. leiurus Called Puffle!
A MBU Called Moob
Location: Cornwall UK
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Wow she looks to have settled so well! im glad you are pleased with her! She does like her mussels! lol
It must be said my tank is very quiet without her, but i am very pleased she has gone to such a good home!
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xrayjeeper83
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My Puffers: Fahaka named Bloat
Abei named Huey
GSP named Bacon
Location (country): USA
Location: Orange Park, FL

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beautiful puffer
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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autophotos
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Re: some pics of my newest arrival

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blondenblue wrote:Wow she looks to have settled so well! im glad you are pleased with her! She does like her mussels! lol
It must be said my tank is very quiet without her, but i am very pleased she has gone to such a good home!

Thank you so much for bringing her to meet me and letting me have her -

shes currently sitting down in one corner picking up gravel and chewing it then spitting it back out! lol i offered her another mussel and she didnt bother with it
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pufferpuggirl
Mbu Puffer
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My Puffers: Puffs & Stuff:

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1 x T Schoutedeni
1 x T Leiurus
1 x T Miurus
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Location (country): Yorkshire, GB
Location: South Yorkshire, UK

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Post by pufferpuggirl »

I love hearing happy endings like this. Glad that blondenblue found a good home for her Moob and happy that autophotos was able to get Moob. Smiles all around. :cheers:

Great photos by the way! :grats:
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autophotos
Green Spotted Puffer
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Re: some pics of my newest arrival

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Thanks susane - they are just some quick pics - will take more in time. shes exploring her new home at the min.
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lesleyanndunn
Fahaka Puffer
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My Puffers: one fahaka ~ *Abe*
one palembang ~ *Spud*

one fahaka ~ *Kruger* (RIP) :(
also kept: DP's, GSP'S, and BBG's
Location (country): Bangor, UK
Location: bangor, NI, UK

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Post by lesleyanndunn »

WOW what a beauty!
congrats, and lovely pics
soo clear & lovely detail <3
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autophotos
Green Spotted Puffer
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Re: some pics of my newest arrival

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Hey guys - do any of your mbus eat ramshorns? or any snails to that matter? reason im asking is that up until recently i had ramshorns in my smaller tank - but the dps are now in there - so was looking for extra growing/breeding areas! cheers
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blondenblue
Green Spotted Puffer
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My Puffers: A M. leiurus Called Puffle!
A MBU Called Moob
Location: Cornwall UK
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she will eat them i think, she used to get a treat of apple snail! and liked them as much as mussel! I stopped giving her them after a fellow tpf members mbu nearly died choking on one!
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autophotos
Green Spotted Puffer
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oo ok ill have to try some ramshorns and see if they populate or get destroyed
thanks again
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Hilly
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Montrete Abei
Tetraodon Biocellatus
Carinotetraodon Salivator
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Re: some pics of my newest arrival

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Nice pics, doesnt look too worse for wear for its car journey.
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autophotos
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Re: some pics of my newest arrival

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shes lovely, she was letting me stroke her last night! and was up early this morning when i went to work.
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