The Puffer Forum

And here are our 10 entries for the month of October! You have 10 days to vote on your favorite Puffer!

#1
The pic is of Grün.
Species: Figure 8 puffer (Tetraodon biocellatus).
Age: Unknown. I've had Grün for 7 months, so I figure he/she's around 2 years.
Size: About 2 inches.
Grun's teeth got a bit long, and he got this snail stuck in his mouth for about 5 minutes! He was able to get it out somehow on his own. His tankmates are 8 bumblebee gobies, 4 adult mollies, and about 20 baby mollies. The tank is a 44 gallon corner tank.
#2
Species: Arothron hispidus (Stars and Stripes Puffer)
Age: About 19 Months
Size: Around 9"
Hiding in my cave after a good meal.
#3
My GSP, 'Puffo' named after the PUFfer FOrum.
- Species Tetraodon nigroviridis
- Name of Puffer Puffo
- Age (if known) ?
- Size 0.75 inches
- Brief description - This is a picture of Puffo's after eating his first snail. He looks so happy.
#4
My Fahaka puffer "Floyd"
- Species: Tetraodon Lineatus (fahaka puffer)
- Age: unknown
- Size: 7 inches
#5
Species - Tetraodon nigroviridis
Name of Puffer - Guess Who
Age - Had him about a year now
Size - approx 3 1/2" inc. tail
Brief description - Meh... Blah Blah... Puh! buzz buzz buzz
#6
Species: Arothron Stellatus (Starry Toadfish)
Name : Aaaaaaaaaaaa (Cuz my mouth is always open...)
Age : Unknown, But appears to be adult...
Size : 48"
Brief Description : I live in a HUGE aquarium...360,000 gallons of water at the Long Beach Aquarium. I share the aquarium with loads of other fish...and a turtle. And human divers sometimes.
#7
My old Valentini Puffer Hero:
- Species: Canthigaster valentini
- Age: Unknown
- Size: about 4 inches
Hero was a great puffer. He was also my first puffer.



#8
My Web Burrfish "Baby Burr":
- Species: Chilomycterus Antillarum
- Age: NO idea, very very young I’m guessing!
- Size: 1 1/2 inch
#9
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Chomper and Nerf
- 1 and/or 2 years old ?
- Nerf - 1.5 in Chomper 2.5-3in
- Chomper and Nerf eating some bloodworms
#10
Lined burrfish, residing in a 75 gallon with a few corals, macroalgae and her clownfish buddy.

Very nice shots everyone! Good luck!

#6 That is one HUGE puffer fish!

Good luck everyone.

That ishuge!
I wonder if it has lockjaw though? It says it's mouth is always open/

After the voting is done we can ask the person that submitted the picture.
A 4 foot puffer. How would you like to come around the corner and meet that puffer face to face!
As I back slowly away...while checking to make sure I still have all my fingers.

I think #8 lives in Utah.

I like the burr at the end hes cool.

number 10 is such a great shot of such a cool fish, I just had to vote for it.

edmlfc1 wrote:After the voting is done we can ask the person that submitted the picture.
A 4 foot puffer. How would you like to come around the corner and meet that puffer face to face!
As I back slowly away...while checking to make sure I still have all my fingers.

Lol, just imagine keeping one of them!? Tank maintenance has got to be difficult.

anyone notice the blue on #8, very cool

For a not so photographed puffer, Aaaaaaaaa is sure getting a lot of votes.....

But I have to admit...this is a toughie..loads of cute iddle puffers in this one...

#8 lives right here in northern NJ!

What's in Utah??

It was very hard to photograph him ... he's so small, and SO quick!

http://www.sandeeland.com/photos/ - more pix here ...

Sandee wrote:What's in Utah??

the background looks just like where I worked in Utah this summer. Kinda by Moab.

#10 was an inside job!
jk

Eh now watch it boy.. don't mess with the boss...

Seriously though, there are some very interesting eyes in this month's competition.. lots of colors and expressions.