New Puffers! (modestus?)

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New Puffers! (modestus?)

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On my way back from grocery shopping I stopped by my local fish store. They usually only have the usual boring fish (platys, cichlids, tetras, etc.) and after looking for a while was just about to go home when I saw a tank in the back corner labeled "puffers". They had a nice looking GSP and three green puffers (my guess would be either modestus or silus). I bought two of them and put them in my 20L for now. I'll probably upgrade or separate them later, they're pretty tiny now (about 1").
Their teeth are very long, which I didn't notice until I got home. I've never had to trim teeth, so I'm pretty nervous about it. I plan on giving them a few days to settle in before putting them through that ordeal.
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Re: New Puffers! (modestus?)

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Hard to tell which one it is, modestus or silus. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15367&p=157651&hili ... us#p157651

That sucks about their teeth. I work at an LFS and we currently have two modestus(?) left, and both of them have teeth that have grown too long, and the smallest one is having trouble eating now. I'd rescue him and trim his teeth, but I already have one (he's glorious!) and I don't have enough room for another tank.

You're going to love this guy. They are like a normal puffer, but on speed.
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Re: New Puffers! (modestus?)

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I just saw a bunch of Modestus at my LFS....hard to identify, but they were more dark green than the Silus...I wonder if they get their fish from the same dealer?
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Re: New Puffers! (modestus?)

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Looks like silus to me. Boy, those teeth ARE long!
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Re: New Puffers! (modestus?)

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Pufferpunk wrote:Looks like silus to me. Boy, those teeth ARE long!
I'm with PP on this one. It's more gold than green.
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Re: New Puffers! (modestus?)

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Silus looks shinier then modestus & are slimmer. Modestus has a deeper chest:
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Re: New Puffers! (modestus?)

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After hunting down some more pictures I definitely agree that they're silus.
I ordered Finquil off the internet, as soon as it gets here I'm going to attempt my first puffer teeth trimming. Wish me luck!
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Re: New Puffers! (modestus?)

Post by groovitudedude »

Great find, and good luck!
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