Tetraodon pustulatus

mandycat · Post by **mandycat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:32 am

This guy is truley freshwater? He looks so saltwater-like. I have also seen ads in mags. for saltwater wholesalers with this guy in the ad.

Post by **RTR** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:48 am

Yup, FW.

mandycat · Post by **mandycat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:58 am

Has anyone here kept one with any success?

Bred · Post by **Bred** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:02 am

Just 'Hoover'. I think he lost him accidentally in a tank crash.

mandycat · Post by **mandycat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:13 am

Where do they come from? I bet Africa.

hoover · Post by **hoover** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:56 pm

Hi regarding the T pustulatus,
I lost him in very strange circumstances he was living with malawi chiclids and three bristle noseplecs and decided to eat a couple of plecs and a malawi chiclid on one of his none feeding days then had problems pooping and died within a couple of days with a very swollen anus.
All very tragic

but the lesson is I suppose, these guys is dont mix with other fish due to their unpredictable personalities they behave similar to the fahaka puffers as they age get more aggressive so if anyone is lucky enough to get one i would keep it in a tank on its own.
Still kicking myself

Chris

mandycat · Post by **mandycat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:01 pm

What a sad story. I am sorry. On the other hand, where in the heck can I get my hands on one?

hoover · Post by **hoover** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:16 pm

I really dont know
The shop i use got him in by mistake they were after Tetraodon Shoutedeni Puffers another rarely imported fw puffer
The pustulatus came in and had to have it not really knowing anything about them and unfortunatly nobody else did really

But ive been trying to get another but no luck so far

Post by **RTR** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:40 pm

T. pustulatus, aka the Cross River Puffer, is from the Cross River in Ethiopia.

Formerly they were rare, seem to be coming in more often now. But not mony folks are willing to accomodate a large-ish fairly waspish puffer, whether they are good-looking or not.

mandycat · Post by **mandycat** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:20 pm

How large is this wasp?

wannapuffer-20g · Post by **wannapuffer-20g** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:44 pm

im sorry i really am mature, but i just dont wanna be

Post by **RTR** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:30 pm

Nope. A staff person at AC said that they had one or more through there in the past, but I have not seen any myself around here. One of the NJ wholesalers listed one some time back, but was a false alarma - it was a young Fahaka!

congodrew · Post by **congodrew** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:58 pm

i bought a couple red congos from a guy out of texas. he also had some t. pustulatus on his list so let me know if you want the contact.

Feathers&Fins · Post by **Feathers&Fins** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:16 am

congodrew wrote:i bought a couple red congos from a guy out of texas.

Just curiousâ€¦ would that guy be Toyin from rehobothaquatics.com?

congodrew · Post by **congodrew** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:12 pm

fa sho. hes got the pustulatus on his list as well but they werent available last time i looked. Have you ordered from him before and if so whatd ya get.

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