Pls identify my puffer...

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naser
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Pls identify my puffer...

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Juz got these 2 puffers. Initially i thought they are MBUs but the tail is a little short.
Can u guys help me to identify them...?

Thx in advance.
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Re: Pls identify my puffer...

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[welcome]
That's a Ceylon puffer ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Fluviatilis/
Same care & feeding as the GSP, except minimum tank size is 40g: library/puffers-in-focus/an-introductio ... d-puffers/
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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Thx for the quick reply ....
so can i comm them with other fishes like spotted gars, red arowana and channa diplogramma..?
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suvattii
burrfish
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No, those are not brackish water fish. Please read the info I linked you to.
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: Pls identify my puffer...

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Just out of curiosity, are they label as mbu? Cos the price for a Mbu is pretty high. Btw, ceylons in Singapore are almost labeled as Giant F8..
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T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: Pls identify my puffer...

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Those look pretty large--almost adults. Probably would do best in SW now.
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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