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whats your fav puffer & why?

Post by pufferluver87 »

id love to know what your fav puffer is and why?

i have a mbu puffer which ive had for 8 days now.hes only 2.5 inches.its the only puffer ive ever owned so i cannot judge the rest.but i have to say i have seen a few others and the mbu is defo my fav.everything about them i love.from there cute face to there flowing tail.there just beautiful creatures.im so lucky to be able to have one.

so whats yours???
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I have a fahaka puffer. He's cool but I ealy like the saltwater puffers, my fav would pobably the white striped dog face puffer
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MBU is my favorite FW puffer and Porcupine Puffer is my favorite SW Puffer (although Dogfaces are very cute).

I like the MBU as it has really beautiful markings and when they look back at you it really seams like they know what's going on.

I like Porcupines as they are so full of life and are very interactive.
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T.mbu is may favorite, but i will never keep another. I no longer consider them suitable for most homes.

Other than that, I suppose it would have to be F-8s. They are easy, non-demanding as any puffer, highly active, and hardy once established, long-lives, active, and "cute". Did I mention that they are easy? They are owner-resonsive and although small can still differentiate between their keeper and other folks.

For SW I would probably pick a dogface. They too are cute, having one of the best faces in the family, easy to care for, relatively easy-going, owner responsivbe, and oddball enough to be irresistible to me. Another real pet fish.
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Porcupine Puffer or Green Spotted Puffer I think :D. As luck would have it, my work area will be relocated to the ground floor, which means I should be able to get me a nice 200 or so gallons of aquarium. Considering a porcy for that :D.
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My fav is the red murius, not found one yet tho
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Mbu, though it's the only puffer I have kept for any length of time. Ours is a member of the family by now. Personality is tough to beat.
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Post by Troender »

That's a tough question. I don't think I will be able to pick one. I think my favorite SW puffer is one that isn't really a puffer: a striped burrfish. I will never be able to keep one, but I dream about one anyway.

When it comes to FW, I think my favorite may be monotrete turgidus. Not pretty, but a wonderful personality. I wouldn't be without one.
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Troender wrote:When it comes to FW, I think my favorite may be monotrete turgidus. Not pretty, but a wonderful personality. I wouldn't be without one.
Just image googled 'monotrete turgidus' and a pic of PP on her bike came up :)

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=monot ... 0QWg4oDgCA
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Arny wrote:
Troender wrote: Just image googled 'monotrete turgidus' and a pic of PP on her bike came up :)

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=monot ... 0QWg4oDgCA
Same thing happens when you search for "puffer" on Facebook. lol
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Lol. Pp is everywhere in the puffer world lol
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My favorite is my M. Turgidus. He is my first and longest tenured puffer.
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That's weird...

Anyway, who could resist this face???
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Mbu,
my favorite...really cool as well as character is challenging to defeat.
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Loook at this face!!!
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