July 2009 POTM - Winner Announced!!
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:35 pm
Welcome to the July 2009 Puffer of the Month photo contest! We have some great entries this month, good luck choosing just one!
Voting will be open for 10 days, and you may only vote once, so vote wisely. After 10 days, the winner will be announced (or a tie breaker held), with the winner being entered into the Puffer of the Year competition.
Remember, click on the thumbnails to view each photo full sized. Happy voting and good luck to all who entered!
Entry #1
Species: Takifugu ocellatus (Fugu)
Name of Puffer: Sushi
Age (if known): >1 year old
Size: 4"
Brief description - "I know you have just fed me, but please just let me have that delicious looking scallop, please!"
Entry #2
- Species: Fahaka
- Name of Puffer: Master Yoda
- Age (if known): Just a few months
- Size: 8 cm
- Brief description - Master Yoda is blowing over sand in his tank while looking for little bloodworms that buried themself trying to get away from dinner.
Entry #3
Name: Boswell
Species: Arrowhead Puffer -T. Suvatti
Size: 4 inches
Description: Just lounging
Entry #4
- Species - Diodon Holocanthus
- Name - Little Fella
- Age - Unknown
- Size - 5 inches
- Description - This little fella was found hiding by a fire coral in Grand Cayman
Entry #5
Species: Ceylon puffers
Names of Puffers: Pudgie & Yorkie
size: Pudge 3-1/2" Yorkie 4-5"
Brief Description: Here's my 2 Ceylon puffers saying "give us a snack" (bribe for letting me take the photo).
Entry #6
Species - Tetraodon nigroviridis (maybe a ceylon? - aj)
Name - Olivia
Age - 2 years old
Size - 5" long... 6" around !
Brief Description - This is Olivia under her tree root wearing her PJs. I woke her up for this shot - yet she still managed to squeeze out a smile.
Entry #7
- Species: T. nigroviridis
- Name of Puffer: Pepsi
- Age about a year old
- Size: 3"
- Brief description - ie location if photographed on dive or at public aquarium, tankmates, etc: He's all by himself in a 32gal tank at 1.011SG. Happy fish, nice n fat. Goes a bit nuts when I open the freezer, since he knows his food is in there hehe.
Entry #8
This is a picture I took while on a diving trip in the Red Sea in September 2008. I'm not sure of the type of Boxfish, it's age, etc as it was in the wild but i just really like the look on it's face.
Entry #9
-Species: Carinotetraodon irrubesco
- Name of Puffer: Mimi
- Age (if known) About 2 years old
- Size: 1 inch and 3/4
- Brief description - She loves to check out anything unusual in the tank along with her mate Yoshi.
Entry #10
Species: Canthigaster Valentini (Saddled Puffer)
Name: Bruno
Age: Less than a year
Size: About 1.5" or 2"
Bruno says hello!
Voting will be open for 10 days, and you may only vote once, so vote wisely. After 10 days, the winner will be announced (or a tie breaker held), with the winner being entered into the Puffer of the Year competition.
Remember, click on the thumbnails to view each photo full sized. Happy voting and good luck to all who entered!
Entry #1
Species: Takifugu ocellatus (Fugu)
Name of Puffer: Sushi
Age (if known): >1 year old
Size: 4"
Brief description - "I know you have just fed me, but please just let me have that delicious looking scallop, please!"
Entry #2
- Species: Fahaka
- Name of Puffer: Master Yoda
- Age (if known): Just a few months
- Size: 8 cm
- Brief description - Master Yoda is blowing over sand in his tank while looking for little bloodworms that buried themself trying to get away from dinner.
Entry #3
Name: Boswell
Species: Arrowhead Puffer -T. Suvatti
Size: 4 inches
Description: Just lounging
Entry #4
- Species - Diodon Holocanthus
- Name - Little Fella
- Age - Unknown
- Size - 5 inches
- Description - This little fella was found hiding by a fire coral in Grand Cayman
Entry #5
Species: Ceylon puffers
Names of Puffers: Pudgie & Yorkie
size: Pudge 3-1/2" Yorkie 4-5"
Brief Description: Here's my 2 Ceylon puffers saying "give us a snack" (bribe for letting me take the photo).
Entry #6
Species - Tetraodon nigroviridis (maybe a ceylon? - aj)
Name - Olivia
Age - 2 years old
Size - 5" long... 6" around !
Brief Description - This is Olivia under her tree root wearing her PJs. I woke her up for this shot - yet she still managed to squeeze out a smile.
Entry #7
- Species: T. nigroviridis
- Name of Puffer: Pepsi
- Age about a year old
- Size: 3"
- Brief description - ie location if photographed on dive or at public aquarium, tankmates, etc: He's all by himself in a 32gal tank at 1.011SG. Happy fish, nice n fat. Goes a bit nuts when I open the freezer, since he knows his food is in there hehe.
Entry #8
This is a picture I took while on a diving trip in the Red Sea in September 2008. I'm not sure of the type of Boxfish, it's age, etc as it was in the wild but i just really like the look on it's face.
Entry #9
-Species: Carinotetraodon irrubesco
- Name of Puffer: Mimi
- Age (if known) About 2 years old
- Size: 1 inch and 3/4
- Brief description - She loves to check out anything unusual in the tank along with her mate Yoshi.
Entry #10
Species: Canthigaster Valentini (Saddled Puffer)
Name: Bruno
Age: Less than a year
Size: About 1.5" or 2"
Bruno says hello!
