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Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:07 pm
by JETPILOT
I'm just having some fun!
Heres the story.... We go to the Gaylord palms Hotel in Orlando evry now and then. There is a resturaunt there named Sunset Sams that had a large tank with a porcupine puffer named Louie. He was about 20 inches long. We went back to the returaunt and found Louie got sick and died. I thought immediately if they wanted a replacement and asked the waitress. She gave me the number of the guy who owns the tank company they use. I got in contact with him and he said that they wanted to place him in the Orlando Airport tank. This guy knows what he is doing.
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:17 pm
by Pufferpunk
Next time I'm in Orlando, I hope I remember to visit him.
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:17 pm
by crazedpuffer
Same here.
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:00 am
by my name is mike
got any pics of the little monster?
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:11 am
by spikesmom
jetpilot you dont always get the tone in a text, you had us going there for a moment
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:58 pm
by SpockthePuffer
I'll be in the Orlando Airport in two weeks, I can't wait to see the aquarium!
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:02 pm
by my name is mike
take a picture if you can !
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:09 pm
by SpockthePuffer
of course I'll be taking pictures! I'm very excited! I can't wait for people to ask me what I did in Florida and all I tell them about is the Aquarium in the airport! hahaha
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:06 pm
by groovitudedude
I don't own a sw tank, but I just was wondering if anybody actually has one of these. If so, what size is your tank? After this story, I can guess that they need at least a 300G tank.
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:11 pm
by Pufferpunk
More like 1000g or best left in the ocean.
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:57 am
by yunachin
They are massive fish! I have seen one at one of the aquariums I have visited. Huge!!
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:19 am
by groovitudedude
I wonder if any insane fish keepers have like a sunfish or anything. Like some rich guy with a huge fetish for big SW fish. Or maybe one of these guys.
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:55 am
by Pufferpunk
I think I've seen a pic of a young one at an public aquarium somewhere.
Just in case folks don't know what one is--it's a cousin of the puffer family:
http://www.oceanlight.com/html/mola_mola.html
I hope to dive with one someday!
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:44 am
by KIONG
Yeah, I think dive is the right word. Such huge creatures should be left out in the ocean, unless you're capable of reproducing their natural habitats. I remember readin' about an article in my local newspaper about how this guy keeps arapaima
S in his
flat. NO BRAINER
Re: Arothron Stellatus... Who has one raise your hand!
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:38 pm
by zombiefetus
KIONG wrote:Yeah, I think dive is the right word. Such huge creatures should be left out in the ocean, unless you're capable of reproducing their natural habitats. I remember readin' about an article in my local newspaper about how this guy keeps arapaima
S in his
flat. NO BRAINER
O.o;; as in these?
http://www.jakubvagner.cz/_data/1181754722_69.jpg
wtf? How would he even do that!?
