April POTM - Winner Announced!!
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:05 pm
Well, I almost forgot to get it going but here we are, the April 2009 Puffer of the Month photo contest!
All photos are posted as thumbnails, so be sure to click on them to open and view larger versions
Poll runs for 10 days, and when it ends, the winner will be announced.
Vote for your favorite puffer photo! You may only vote once, so choose wisely. The winner will automatically be entered in the Puffer of the Year contest, with the winner receiving a gift certificate to The Puffer Store. Good luck to all!
Entry #1
- Type of puffer: Figure 8s
- Names: Gizmo and Gadget
- Age: Young
- Size: Gizmo: 1 1/2" Gadget: 1 3/4"
- These guys love to play in the bubbles... when they aren't hunting for ghost shrimp or snails. Entry #2
My Palembang puffer "Homer":
- Species: Monotrete Palembangensis
- Age: 1.5 years?
- Size: around 3 inches
"What ya looking at, never seen a sick puffer getting cleaned before..." Entry #3
Species: Tetraodon lineatus (Fahaka Puffer)
Name of Puffer: Annabelle
Age - Approx 6 monts
Size- 6"-7"
"Reflections" Entry #4
Name: Sushi
Species: Takifugu ocellatus
Age: Maybe >1 year old. 9 months in my tank.
Length: 3.5"
Description: Giving me a smiley face even when she's begging for food. Such a sweetie! Entry #5
Tetraodon Mbu
Dwaine
Age is guess around 10months maybe 1 yr?
Roughly 4-5"
He lives in a 6x2x2 with clownloach, mellow cichlids etc... Entry #6
- Species = Mbu
- Name of Puffer = Naboo
- Age = 6 months ish
- Size = 3.5 inches including tail
- Brief description = This is Naboo just about to strike at the Red Claw Crab I'm holding outside the tank
Entry #7
- Species: Tetraodon nigroviridis
- Name of Puffer: Garth
- Age (if known): I've had him for 9 months
- Size: about 2"
- Brief description: Just look at that smile! He's my big boy, gets along great with his two other GSP friends and the sneaky nerite snail. Entry #8
Species: Auriglobus silus
Name of Puffer: Jean-Martin Charcot
Age: I have had him/her for 1 month
Size: 1.5 inches
Brief description: In my 55 gallon tank with another A. Silus, named, Archimedes, a peacock eel and two danio’s . Entry #9
- Species: Golden Dog-face puffer
- Name of Puffer: I'll call you "Goldy"
- Age: N/A
- Size:10-11 inches
- Brief description: Found him at my fish store. Wouldn't eat or move really. So I fell in love with it and took a picture to keep.$800 dollars. One day I'll win the lottery. Entry #10
Species: Tetraodon Nigroviridis (GSP)
Name: Trinity
Age: unknown (we've had him 9 months)
Size: About 2.5"
Trinity was trying to get the snail that was stuck to the outside of the glass! It was really cute. In his little voice he said, "Come on, guys!" So we fed him some juicy snails.
All photos are posted as thumbnails, so be sure to click on them to open and view larger versions
Poll runs for 10 days, and when it ends, the winner will be announced.
Vote for your favorite puffer photo! You may only vote once, so choose wisely. The winner will automatically be entered in the Puffer of the Year contest, with the winner receiving a gift certificate to The Puffer Store. Good luck to all!
Entry #1
- Type of puffer: Figure 8s
- Names: Gizmo and Gadget
- Age: Young
- Size: Gizmo: 1 1/2" Gadget: 1 3/4"
- These guys love to play in the bubbles... when they aren't hunting for ghost shrimp or snails. Entry #2
My Palembang puffer "Homer":
- Species: Monotrete Palembangensis
- Age: 1.5 years?
- Size: around 3 inches
"What ya looking at, never seen a sick puffer getting cleaned before..." Entry #3
Species: Tetraodon lineatus (Fahaka Puffer)
Name of Puffer: Annabelle
Age - Approx 6 monts
Size- 6"-7"
"Reflections" Entry #4
Name: Sushi
Species: Takifugu ocellatus
Age: Maybe >1 year old. 9 months in my tank.
Length: 3.5"
Description: Giving me a smiley face even when she's begging for food. Such a sweetie! Entry #5
Tetraodon Mbu
Dwaine
Age is guess around 10months maybe 1 yr?
Roughly 4-5"
He lives in a 6x2x2 with clownloach, mellow cichlids etc... Entry #6
- Species = Mbu
- Name of Puffer = Naboo
- Age = 6 months ish
- Size = 3.5 inches including tail
- Brief description = This is Naboo just about to strike at the Red Claw Crab I'm holding outside the tank
Entry #7- Species: Tetraodon nigroviridis
- Name of Puffer: Garth
- Age (if known): I've had him for 9 months
- Size: about 2"
- Brief description: Just look at that smile! He's my big boy, gets along great with his two other GSP friends and the sneaky nerite snail. Entry #8
Species: Auriglobus silus
Name of Puffer: Jean-Martin Charcot
Age: I have had him/her for 1 month
Size: 1.5 inches
Brief description: In my 55 gallon tank with another A. Silus, named, Archimedes, a peacock eel and two danio’s . Entry #9
- Species: Golden Dog-face puffer
- Name of Puffer: I'll call you "Goldy"
- Age: N/A
- Size:10-11 inches
- Brief description: Found him at my fish store. Wouldn't eat or move really. So I fell in love with it and took a picture to keep.$800 dollars. One day I'll win the lottery. Entry #10
Species: Tetraodon Nigroviridis (GSP)
Name: Trinity
Age: unknown (we've had him 9 months)
Size: About 2.5"
Trinity was trying to get the snail that was stuck to the outside of the glass! It was really cute. In his little voice he said, "Come on, guys!" So we fed him some juicy snails.
