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kass · Post by **kass** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:35 pm

I finally got some half decent pictures of my new puffer. I'm still not 100% what it is, although I'm leaning towards T. Cutcutia according to pictures in Dr. Eberts book. What you can't see from the pictures is that the end of his caudal fin has a red band and his eye spot kind of comes and goes, it has a ring of light coloured spots around a circle of darker spots. What do you guys think? Sorry, I should have cleaned the glass.

Fella · Post by **Fella** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:14 pm

I would say cutcutia. Very slight red tip to the tail, and lack of red target are what convince me.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:39 pm

The mottled, marbled skin pattern also resembles the cutcutia.

kass · Post by **kass** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:50 pm

Yea thats what I figured it was. Are they part of the target puffer family?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:40 pm

Yup, check out the PufferPedia.

Rocker · Post by **Rocker** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:15 am

Agreed with the above.

kass · Post by **kass** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:41 pm

It says they are quite common, hence the name common puffer. I've never seen one before, are they actually that common?

Woland · Post by **Woland** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:43 am

Not in the aquarium business.
I have only seen one for sale in my early years as a puffaholic.
(Bought it, killed it...)

Rocker · Post by **Rocker** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:50 am

They turn up here fairly regularily.

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