Identify This Puffer Please

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Identify This Puffer Please

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I seen these puffers at my LFS and they had them labeled as Zebra Puffers. I looked up Zebra Puffers on Google and they look nothing like what these look like. Well I took some pictures (not very good ones at all since he would not stay still). s/he was like an olive green/gold with black stripes. I know it's pretty hard to see but if anyone could help me figure out what kind of Puffer this is I would really appreciate it. It's being sold as freshwater also. Here is the link http://s839.photobucket.com/albums/zz31 ... 01/Puffer/
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Does it look like these guys?

ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/C_Asellus/
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Yeah that does resemble him a lot. The only thing is the green is a little darker. But that's what his strips look like. Also I was told it was one of the more peaceful puffers as well.
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Looks SAP'ish. This is a nice puffer to start with, only issue is they do best in groups (very odd for a puffer) and have a fast growth rate on their teeth.
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Yeah it is without a doubt a SAP now that I look into it more. I was thinking about going back to get one tomarrow. So one wouldn't be a good idea then basically? I don't have room for 3 of them or so but I might be able to pull something off. I have a 75 gallon I am going to setup soon and wanted to make it a puffer tank. It would have to go in my 29 gallon for the winter tho. I plan on setting up the 75 next spring,
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my vote is SAP also...
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