Puffer from Mekong River

TheCalvinsam · Post by **TheCalvinsam** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:10 am

Hi all, i m here to share information about Fresh water puffer that i collected from Northern Thailand,The Mekong River.....i m new to puffer,i ve collected 2 species from Mekong River there are Hairy puffer and Abei. Also there is one of the puffer look alike abei and a little bit different, it have light base colour with black spot,will upload the photo here later,i hope you guys like it........

Figge · Post by **Figge** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:34 am

Hey there! Sounds like you had a wicked trip! Always exciting with possible new species!
Looking forward to seeing some photos.

suvattii2012 · Post by **suvattii2012** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:47 am

Hello welcome.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:28 pm

I wish I could collect such cool puffers out of Lake Michigan!

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:46 pm

pics, pics, pics, or it didn't happen

TheCalvinsam · Post by **TheCalvinsam** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:03 pm

okay guy lets start the trip to Mekong River!! From Bangkok - Mukdahan ，there is no airport in this small province ,i need to took bus from Bangkok 8:30pm - 6:00am.
From the town to that village take 1 1/2 hour drive, let me show you Mekong river from the town

TheCalvinsam · Post by **TheCalvinsam** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:15 pm

First thing that i meet is not human but this

Guy, Hairy puffer home town...

Yes that the boat! ehmmm, is man made type,

,we decided helped him clean the rubbish before we start the trip

Terrance · Post by **Terrance** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:26 am

Please share more info and pictures. Did you catch your puffs out of the river? Or are you saying that they were caught from the river by suppliers and sold in store?

TheCalvinsam · Post by **TheCalvinsam** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:12 am

Terrance wrote:Please share more info and pictures. Did you catch your puffs out of the river? Or are you saying that they were caught from the river by suppliers and sold in store?

Yes,i did catch 8 abei and 1 hairy,there is no fish store in this area. local people used to eat puffer fish when they get it

TheCalvinsam · Post by **TheCalvinsam** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:22 am

here is some photo that i took while back to fisherman house, sorry poor picture

this is the only one hairy that we catch

the abei from the river

This is the one with black spot and without the orange spot

Donna_G · Post by **Donna_G** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:33 am

Can pufferfish be eaten

I thought they were poisonous?
Have you kept all 9 puffers?

TheCalvinsam · Post by **TheCalvinsam** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:41 am

Donna_G wrote:Can pufferfish be eaten I thought they were poisonous?
Have you kept all 9 puffers?

look at that place,they are like tarzan and jane,eat whatever they get, lizard,worm etc...

We asked the local what they will do if they get puffer, he answer me: make soup!!

we only bring 4 puffer back,the rest released back

Post by **Corvus** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:42 am

mmmh... last one almost looks like a M. leiurus, but maybe that's just the picture.

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:05 am

That is very cool! I am sure you are quite excited!

Terrance · Post by **Terrance** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:23 am

Wow 9 abei! I think the last pic look very different as well..

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