The Puffer Forum

Off to a late start, but great photos as always!

Welcome to the June 2009 Puffer of the Month competition. Please vote on your favorite puffer photo, you may only vote once, so make sure you vote wisely Note that the thumbnails will open up into the full sized image, so be sure to click on them to view all the details.

The poll will run for 10 days, at which time the winner will be announced, and of course, the winner will be automatically entered into our Puffer of the Year contest.

Thank you to all those who entered, and good luck!



Entry #1
Species: Dwarf Puffer - Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Name: Piggy
Age: 2 weeks
Size 0.75 inch Entry #2
I think it's a reticulated puffer, what do you think? I don't see stripes on it.
Taken in the Philippines, about 7" long. Entry #3
species: Carinotetraodon irrubesco
name: male irrubesco
age: 8-months
size: 2"
description: One of my many redeye puffers, this one held still. Entry #4
Elvis (Stars & Stripes)
age approx. 2 years old
size: 10"-11"
Is that a mussel in my cup? Can you, can you, can you put the cup just a-a-a little closer so I can see? Drooling......who's drooling?
Not me I'm not drooling I'm just hypnotized.............mesmerized............. ok ok I'm drooling! Mmmmmmmmmm mussel! Entry #5
Maggot cigarr
Species: Tetraodon biocellatus
Name of Puffer:
Age: I've had him for about 2 months.
Size: almost 3 cm.
Brief description: 120 liter, with another biocellatus (same size). Entry #6
Names-Odo and Cassie
Species-Green Spotted Puffer Fish/ Tetraodon nigroviridis (Odo) and Figure Eight Puffer Fish/Tetraodon biocellatus (Cassie)
Age-unknown, but I got both when they were really young. I got Odo in January (4 months ago) and I forget when I got Cassie but I got her after Odo.
Size- Cassie is a little bit over an inch (like an inch and a quarter) and Odo is a little bit over an inch and a half (like an inch and 3 quarters)
This is a picture that was photographed while I was feeding them. Entry #7
T. Suvatti
Name: Marc Antony
Age: About 2 years
Size: 3-4 inches long
I woke up one morning and couldn't find him. I found him right in front of me with only his eyes showing by the time I got the camera he had at least gotten his mouth ready for the meal he was expecting. Entry #8
Fahaka Puffer "Marley"
4.5 " at about 3 months
After dinner... Entry #9
-Green Spotted Puffer
-No Name
-2 or 3 (photo taken when 1 year old)
-Size: When picture was taken he was about 1 or 2 inches, now Approx 3 inches??
-Photo taken in his first tank, 10 gallon freshwater Entry #10
This is a photo of my puffer appropriately named, "Mouth". ?He's quite photogenic in this shot?and gave a little smile and a wave for the camera.
- Species: Ceylon
- About 6 years old
- 6 inches
- Photo was taken in my home

lol # 10 is great +1

Maggot Cigarr. Lol!

The expression on #2's face is great, and I love the way that it looks like it has a hairdo.

And, of course, the Elvis description cracks me up.

number ten is hilarious

The smile on nr 8 is just awesome Even though the picture is very blurry it's still a very good picture You have to see beyond the blur

A photo should be voted on for a few different qualities. 1st of course, is the subject & entertainment value of the pic. 2nd is sharpness, 3rd is composition. All 3 make for a winning photo.

IMO, the win goes to whoever posts the pic that the most people like, whatever the reason for their vote. For example, Elvis gets votes partly because his owner is a good photographer, but even more because he has a great personality, and we all know and love him.

Yep, who wouldn't love Elvis!

That's the fun of it, everyone votes for different reasons. Some vote on photographic qualities (layout, clarity, composition, etc) and others just on the sheer cuteness. I bounce back and forth all the time hehe..

And congratulations to El Pez Globo and "Mouth" They are entered into the Puffer of the Year competition.

Congrats! Talk about tough competition this month. Elvis is all sad because he didn't win. I told him to cheer up I would give him a mussel anyway. Now he's happy again.

I knew Holly was going to win with that photo of Mouth, and so she should, it's fantastic! Who can look at that and not smile?

Congrats to the winner! Good thing I'm not a sore loser...




















...ok, I'm never entering again...

Which one was yours? Truly, I liked all of them!




I'd love to enter, but mine move around way too much to get a pic. I'm going to try tomorrow while they're feeding.