what puffer is this?

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lptiss
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what puffer is this?

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rescued from LFS...
poor thing looked so bad..got bites all over the place...
i am not sure what puffer it is?
suvattii?? but the nose seems a little short...and the arrow seems like a triangle?
palembang? but the stomach doesn't have markings...

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Re: what puffer is this?

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

Not sure but I hope your able to nurse it back to health
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
dovla935
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Re: what puffer is this?

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I think this is palembang puffer
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Arny
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Re: what puffer is this?

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There's one of these at Aquarium Designs Center in London if you want one
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Arrowhead, a stressed one at that. Monotrete Suvattii.
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Re: what puffer is this?

Post by Pufferpunk »

dovla935 wrote:I think this is palembang puffer
Yep, poor thing is all bit up, too. Add Melafix to help the healing. Is it in a cycled tank?
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_Palembangensis/
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