Ya know, i'm not convinced that's an F8 at all.
No tail spots, and it's spotting makes it look more like a cross between a GSP and an F8... making it a ceylon but I may be wrong.
Oh and here is a repost of the URL that might work better. http://tinyurl.com/m4hat
F8 for My Office, Update
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Wow, hey, 3 posts in a row...lol.
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ok, someone got the post in before I submitted....heh
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Anyways, I called the pet store, and they told me that the tank that they keep they pufferfish in have BOTH Figure 8 and Green Spotted puffers in it.
So, it seems like I either have a Figure 8 like I originally thought, or I have a GSP...though he doesn't look like a GSP at all to me, but what do I know, I'm just a novice here.
Any help would be great.
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ok, someone got the post in before I submitted....heh
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Anyways, I called the pet store, and they told me that the tank that they keep they pufferfish in have BOTH Figure 8 and Green Spotted puffers in it.
So, it seems like I either have a Figure 8 like I originally thought, or I have a GSP...though he doesn't look like a GSP at all to me, but what do I know, I'm just a novice here.
Any help would be great.
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The LFS has no clue what is in their tank.
When these fish are collected they are all pooled together and mixed together. They can't easily seperate them out again, so they just get a random sampling of puffers. Sometimes they are properly labeled for them, but more often they are not.
GSPs, ceylons, and F8s are very easy to missidentify since thye look very similar as jeuvies. That is most definately not a GSP though. And It lacks the tail spot of an F8. It is a ceylon to be sure.
They are very similar to GSPs in their care needs, which are all outlined in this article: http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/ ... togsp.html
When these fish are collected they are all pooled together and mixed together. They can't easily seperate them out again, so they just get a random sampling of puffers. Sometimes they are properly labeled for them, but more often they are not.
GSPs, ceylons, and F8s are very easy to missidentify since thye look very similar as jeuvies. That is most definately not a GSP though. And It lacks the tail spot of an F8. It is a ceylon to be sure.
They are very similar to GSPs in their care needs, which are all outlined in this article: http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/ ... togsp.html
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Definitely a Ceylon, but I'm not surprised you bought him as a Fig8. I don't know how many times I've tried to explain the difference to pets stores just to hear "He's got an 8 on his back; he's a figure 8 puffer"
And in defense of the stores (very poor excuse) they probably ordered them as Fig8s.
It is a good thing you got the 40g tank. I almost wish that I could "accidentally" get a ceylon instead of a fig8. That way I'd just have to set up a bigger tank. And saltwater, too.
And in defense of the stores (very poor excuse) they probably ordered them as Fig8s.
It is a good thing you got the 40g tank. I almost wish that I could "accidentally" get a ceylon instead of a fig8. That way I'd just have to set up a bigger tank. And saltwater, too.