Puffer ID and info please...pics included

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The snout looks long, I'd say Monotrete leiurus.

The Red on the caudal fin seems gone.
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Corvus wrote:The snout looks long, I'd say Monotrete leiurus..
That's my thought, too.
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Corvus wrote:The snout looks long, I'd say Monotrete leiurus.

The Red on the caudal fin seems gone.
Thank you once again! :D

Indeed the red on the caudal fin is gone. I supposed it's actually signs of injuries cause there were tears to it (caudal fin) and now it's starting to grow back. :)
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Post by pr0di9y-888*c0m »

Pufferpunk wrote:
Corvus wrote:The snout looks long, I'd say Monotrete leiurus..
That's my thought, too.
Indeed it does look very similar to the puffer featured in the pics of this particular thread :D - viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11947
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He'd probably love to have some substrate.
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Looks like a match to me
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Post by hadla »

love the eyes and the spot near the tail! i wanna know what kind of puffer it is, too =P
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