me and a friend went to marwell zoo today down in portsmouth, and on the way home took a wrong turn. I had to do a U-turn, and came across a maidenhead aquatics. well, i cant go past a fish shop without having a look.
now bearing in mind i phoned round 30 odd fish shops looking for a nile puffer to be told they either dont have them or cant order them in, cept for one shop miles away that had a 2" puffer.
anyway, at first i couldnt even see any puffers, and i said to myself, if i find a nile puffer today, i'll take it as a sign to keep the tank, if i dont, then i'll sell.
firstly i came across a mbu, not unusual, they are everywhere as returns! then i found a tank of dwarf puffers. and all of sudden, i saw this big stripey puffer! yay!
i couldnt believe it. after all that time, and against all the odds, i somehow find one. getting lost pays off!
anyway, he was expensive, but i couldnt not. so i stupidy bought him when my tank hasnt quite fully cycled. gulp. i know bad decision, but i couldnt not. anyway, got home and did a 40% water change.
much to my partners disgust, he was quite pleased about me selling the gigantic tank.
piccies: hes brightened up a bit since these piccies, becoming a bit pinker/reddy. the tank isnt staying like this, i will be adding a background, more plants etc and possibly a slate cave for him to hide in. this is only temporary.
hes about 6-7" long at the mo and had been in the fish shop for 4 months or so in a tiny tank.
I think your fish is gorgeous but I would say that a background will really finish the tank off and possibly make him/her feel less exposed, Open out a bin bag for now and stick to the back until you find something else.
Some call it a product of a mis-spent youth, I call it Rock n Roll ! 
