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Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:13 pm
by puffertt77
I'm guessing they probably do in the wild as they must be compatible just like different species of dogs mating. I'm sure this is what's happened with some dogface puffers and stars and stripes being mistaken for each other (with there being dark and light versions of S&S puffers)
I'm suprised that no one has tried to pair up weird Puffer combinations and create new amazing crosses and sold them for loads of money!
I've just found this video of a Guinea Fowl Puffer that has the bottom half of a Golden Puffer
http://www.oceanfootage.com/video_clips/SS09_009
Here's another with a Golden Puffer and a Guinea Fowl Puffer feeding together
http://www.oceanfootage.com/video_clips/HH06_021
Guinea Fowl Puffer Courtship
http://www.oceanfootage.com/video_clips/HH06_017
And lastly, how many puffers was it to one tank
(must be mating season)
http://www.oceanfootage.com/video_clips/TO01_095
http://www.oceanfootage.com/video_clips/TO01_091
Check out the other Puffer videos on there
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:30 pm
by Sponge bob
I like to see a nice school of happy, fat puffers. Thanks for sharing
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:41 pm
by trekenk
puffertt77 the Guinea fowl puffer is golden in color when younger and changes to the darker spotted color as it gets older (although I don't think there coloring changes when in the aquarium setting). Your first video posted that is what you are seeing it's color changing.
puffertt77 wrote:
I'm suprised that no one has tried to pair up weird Puffer combinations and create new amazing crosses and sold them for loads of money!
The breeding of salt water fish in captivity is something that is just being accomplished. I could be wrong so someone please correct me but I don't think there are to many of the salt water puffer species that have been breed in captivity.
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:05 pm
by julianchan
Thanks for posting these videos, it made my day!
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:23 pm
by puffertt77
Sponge bob wrote:I like to see a nice school of happy, fat puffers. Thanks for sharing
julianchan wrote:Thanks for posting these videos, it made my day!
No Problem, I couldn't believe it when I saw all those Masked Puffers
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:46 pm
by puffertt77
I just read on another forum (it was in 2003 though)
''juvenile Arothron Meleagris (golden puffer) are black with numerous white spots on their body, so if you want a golden one you should buy one that is already golden because they rarely change colour in captivity.''
(forum link
http://www.reeflounge.com/showthread.php?t=6164)
Maybe some Guinea Fowl Puffers change to Golden when they get older?!
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:37 pm
by edmlfc1
Awesome video's. I've never seen so many puffers in one place.
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:03 pm
by Sponge bob
edmlfc1 wrote: I've never seen so many puffers in one place.
I heard not seen: WalMart
Re: Do Puffers cross breed with different Types of Puffers?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:49 am
by puffertt77
puffertt77 wrote:
I just read on another forum (it was in 2003 though)
''juvenile Arothron Meleagris (golden puffer) are black with numerous white spots on their body, so if you want a golden one you should buy one that is already golden because they rarely change colour in captivity.''
(forum link
http://www.reeflounge.com/showthread.php?t=6164)
Maybe some Guinea Fowl Puffers change to Golden when they get older?!
I've just found this thread
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur ... G%26um%3D1
