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Wat did I just get???

Post by messy_da_legend »

Ive just been given a new puffer free of charge from a lfs. I think it may be either a duboisi, abei, or cochinchinensis. I'll get pics up tomorrow.

It was very active in the shop tank, and was with SAPs and fig8s also. It has no eyespot that I could see, so I think that rules out the abei and coch.? It also says duboisi acts like the miurus in the pufferpedia, lurking for fish, but it was very active. Im confused! :?
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Does it look like the duboisi in the Pufferpedia. I think T.Cutcutia is lacking the eyespot.
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I will be very jealous if it turns out to be duboisi lol
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I will be very jealous if it turns out to be duboisi lol
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The eyespot on my T.cutcutia is very faint and unnoticable most of the time.
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The cutcutia in the pufferpedia seems too green. :? Mine is more browny like the duboisi, but the head-shape seems slightly different. :| The lack of eyespot may just be due to stress of the long journey but i'm not sure. :roll:
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I've decided now that it may be the T. duboisi now that ive googled it, but im not sure and I'll try to get a pic tomorrow.

I've had to acclimate it to the college tapwater of hard, pH 8.2 water til friday when I can get it home so I'll have to see how he is in the morning. The only system free was a secure bit in the malawi sump! He'll be out by friday though.
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The cutcutia pics in the pufferpedia dont really represent the general patterns of a cutcutia. I spoke to the owner of the fish and he said they turned that shinny green colour when they were mating.
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Just got some really bad pics! It's not the duboisi I dont think as I can now see a red eyespot on the caudal peduncle. Sorry I chopped the head off in the pic!

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Looks like an Abei.
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Post by messy_da_legend »

OK thanks thats what I thought. So I guess It wont be able to be housed with my SAP and Dwarf!! Oh well an excuse for another tank!!
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