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*GSP*Fan*
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Finally got my puffer!

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I picked up my puffer from one of my LFSs yesterday evening and drip acclimated him/her for about an hour. He/she was pretty shy yesterday and stayed behind the rocks for the most part. When it was time to sleep he/she actually came out from behind the rocks and I was able to get a few good shots. He's/she's been out more today but I wasn't able to catch a picture before I had to leave for an extra shift I picked up.

Anyway, heres my puffer :D

During acclimation
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Little hard to see here but photo taken when he was hiding behind rocks...middle of photo
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Where he/she chose to sleep (taken with flash)
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Again (daylights on long enough to get a picture)
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I'm just still so excited to have finally gotten my puffer. :lol:

It certainly hasn't been long but so far so good. The other fish (blenny, ocellaris clown pair, wrasse) haven't paid him any attention and he's ignored them as well. Though he's also still being shy so hopefully things continue to go well.
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Pufferpunk
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Post by Pufferpunk »

So pretty! Let's hope he doesn't have a taste for corals.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Finally got my puffer!

Post by defool89 »

Im in love
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PufferMe!
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

Post by PufferMe! »

Very pretty puffer! Enjoy! I'm sure he'll be fine in your tank. I'm still impressed that my GPS is getting along with his tankmates and all the corals I have. This weekend getting a toadstool coral. :D

Gwen

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Arny
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

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Beautiful puffer mate. How big is he?
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Terrance
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

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Great looking puffer. Wish you two the best.
Kind regards,
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

Post by purplecandle »

Wow, really pretty puffer!
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

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Pufferpunk wrote:So pretty! Let's hope he doesn't have a taste for corals.
Thanks!
I definitely hope he doesn't. I'll set up a smaller tank for the corals if thats the case but I'd hate to have to do that
defool89 wrote:Im in love
Haha, thanks! I think I may be too :lol:
PufferMe! wrote:Very pretty puffer! Enjoy! I'm sure he'll be fine in your tank. I'm still impressed that my GPS is getting along with his tankmates and all the corals I have. This weekend getting a toadstool coral. :D

Gwen
Thanks and I will! I'm not too worried about the other fish, I believe they'll be able to hold their own if they need to but I do worry about the corals. So far so good but he/she hasn't exactly warmed up to his/her new home yet so who know. Glad to hear your GSP is still behaving! I like the toadstools too, been thinking about adding one.
Arny wrote:Beautiful puffer mate. How big is he?
Thank you! Um I'm not the best at guessing measurement but I'd say at least 2 1/2 inches, maybe 3, not including tail. He/she was listed as medium sized but I asked if they could request to get the smallest of their mediums. Little bigger than I expected him/her to be.
Terrance wrote:Great looking puffer. Wish you two the best.
purplecandle wrote:Wow, really pretty puffer!
Thank you both! :)
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What a Gorgeous Puffer! He looks so cute sleeping on the rocks. Can't imagine it could be comfortable, but my Valentini seems to like the big rock as well.
Congratulations and Enjoy!!
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supgirl wrote:What a Gorgeous Puffer! He looks so cute sleeping on the rocks. Can't imagine it could be comfortable, but my Valentini seems to like the big rock as well.
Congratulations and Enjoy!!
Thank you!, I definitely will!

It certainly doesn't look comfortable, thats for sure, and last night he/she was sleeping straight up and down against the rocks :lol:
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

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I managed to get a few pictures of him/her out in the open now that he/she is warming up a bit.

Just wanted to share. :D
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

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What a looker!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

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Pufferpunk wrote:What a looker!
Thank you!

And so far I haven't noticed any picking at corals :D
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burrfish
T niphobles
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

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Just wait...
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Finally got my puffer!

Post by sgtmyers88 »

Love the blue spots. BTW try not to use the flash as puffers have sensitive eyes and it freaks them out.
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