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Mr. Fattykins is also about 6 inches (with tail) long and he grew really unbelievably fast! He's 3 1/2 years old now. We got him in early July 2004 at about 1.5 inches and by November 2004 he was already 5 inches (w/tail). After reaching 5 inches, he grew a lot more slowly.

July 2004- http://marfisa.net/fish/newfish/dsc00019.jpg
November 2004- http://rahenna.com/temp/fish/iamhuge.jpg
Properly time stamped photo of 5 inch Fattykins- http://gallery.rahenna.com/v/pets/puffe ... s.JPG.html
(click on the camera icon at the top to see)

I suspect he was a true baby puffer who arrived to the pet store and was then sold to us very soon after being caught (so absolutely no stunting), since his siblings, Chunkypuff and Mishe Mishe, who are just a few months older are still only 3 inches with tail (they also started at 1.5 inches). I don't think they'll ever reach their full size, since they have always grown so slowly.

He looks huge next to the measure tape. That's one very nice looking puffer. I was checking out your pictures and seen one with Mr. Fattykins on the bottom and one of your other puffer a few inches above him. You can really see the difference in size. I hope you don't mind but I copied the link to that picture so everyone can see. Can you tell us how small the little guy is? That is one great picture, it give a great visual of how big they get.

Here is a great photo from marfisa's gallery. Make sure you check it out if you want to see the difference between a small puffer and a 6" puffer. Very nice shot!
http://gallery.rahenna.com/v/pets/puffe ... 2.JPG.html

That's Mishe Mishe with him. He's probably 2 to 2.5 inches in that picture. Mishe Mishe and Chunkypuff are in a 55gallon now, because a while after Mr. Fattykins exploded in size, he started picking on them and one night he bit Mishe Mishe really badly.

Pondbottom is about 3 and a half inches long, he still has some growing to do. He is a little over a year old now.

nice fatties.

Had my two for about 4 months now, they were quite small when I got them, but Moony is now about an inch, and Bonzo about an inch and a quarter, Bonzo is in my avatar

I've had Chomper for almost a year now and he was 1.5 inches when we got him, and he's still 1.5 inches. Okay maybe 1.6 inches, it doesn't seem like he's grown much. That's crazy fattykins grew so much so fast !!

its crazy all the crazy names you guys have for your fish...

fattykins?!


mine get called ceylon, cos he is, and stars, cos he is...

maybe i should get more creative.... hmmmmm

Those are them but I don't have them anymore.

i got dumpy when he was 3.5 inches and now hes about 4 not including the tail. i have had him since october 2007

Our Golfball is about 3" without counting his tail ... very healthy and happy. I've had him for about 2 years now. He's on FishCam #1 right now, if you want to see him swimming around ... Chompers is also online, take a look!

http://www.sandeeland.com/FishCam/

Well. I'd like to say I have 2 different kinds...if you will. But really I have nothing to back that up with. So, uh.. you do the math

Greenie #1 : 3 inches, had him for 6 months. Grew very little in my care. Still growing ? Dunno. >.<


Greenie #2 : 5.5 inches, had him for 2 months. He came this big. >.<


Sabahensis : For comparison if you have not seen one. 6 inches, had him for same amount of time as Greenie #2.


And because I'm feeling silly, I'm going to throw in the itty bitty ones from Wal-fart. 1 inches. Yes, ... 1 inches.


So... what do you think ? lol.

-UMB

I think you better have sent one of those pics to the Puffer of the Month Contest!

This is a shot of Bonzo, looking at the pics I took last night, it's hard to believe he is just over an inch long, and he has the cutest smile (that's if he is a he, I still can't tell...)

Pufferpunk wrote:I think you better have sent one of those pics to the Puffer of the Month Contest!

That is a really good idea. I am going to take you up on that one. Thx