MAY 2010 POTM - Winner Announced!!!

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Would you like to enter our Puffer of the Month photo competition?

Each month's winner is not only featured on our home page for the following month, but is automatically entered into our annual Puffer of the Year competition, with a grand prize of a $25 gift certificate to The Puffer Store!

Full rules and entry instructions can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3455
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MAY 2010 POTM

Poll ended at Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:54 am

1
0
No votes
2
3
5%
3
0
No votes
4
5
9%
5
0
No votes
6
1
2%
7
2
4%
8
25
45%
9
3
5%
10
17
30%
 
Total votes: 56
L!$A
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MAY 2010 POTM - Winner Announced!!!

Post by L!$A »

Hello Everyone!!

We have some really great photos this month, it will be a close one! Thank you to all of you that entered your photos!
We are running a little bit behind, but hopefully we can get all of our entries in on time for next month :)

Voting will run for 10 days, you may only vote once and may not change your vote, so vote wisely! The winner of this competition will be featured on the TPF home page, in the POTM Hall of Fame and will automatically be entered into the Puffer of the Year competition with an annual prize!

& with that, let the voting begin!

Entry #1
- Name of Puffer: Dogface Puffer "Blondie"
- Species: Arothron nigropunctatus
- Age: About 18 months old
- Size: She is approx. 6 to 8 inches overall
- Brief description: Blondie swimming with Fuzzy Wuzzy her tankmate
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Entry #2
- Name of Puffer:My Fahaka puffer "Ronin"
- Species: Tetraodon lineatus
- Age: not sure, would guess <6 months
- Size: 4 inches
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Entry #3
- Species: Dwarf puffer
- Name: Thumbelina
- Age: Roughly 1.5 years
- Size: 3/4" standard measurement
- Description: This is Thumbelina in her low-light, no CO2, planted 10g, hunting frozen bloodworms. You can see driftwood, a piece of tumbled moonstone, and a little bit of crypt.
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Entry #4
- Species: GSP
- Name: Mookie
- Size: 1.5"
- R.I.P. little snail
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Entry #5
- Species: Fahaka Puffer
- Name of Puffer: Samson
- Age (if known): 8 months
- Size: 6-7 Inchs
- Brief description: He was looking for food, So I took a pic :)
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Entry #6
- Species: Tetradon Lineatus (Fahaka Puffer)
- Name: Vicious
- Age: Baby Fahaka, unsure.
- Size: 3"
- Description: Vicious escaping Jaws...
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Entry #7
- Name of Puffer: Toki the GSP
- Specieis: Tetraodon nigroviridis
- Age: Unknown. Two months in my care.
- Size: About 2 inches
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Entry #8
- Species: Tetraodon nigroviridis
- Name of Puffer: Tag
- Age (if known): about 5
- Size: 3in
- photographed in our home tank, using 60mm macro lens
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Entry #9
- Species: Carinotetraodon lorteti male
- Name of Puffer: Tommy
- Age (if known) : Unknown, but I've had him for 3-4 years.
- Size: 1 1/2''
- Brief description: He's in a species only tank, together with his wife.
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Entry #10
- Species : Fahaka Puffer - Tetraodon Lineatus
- Name of Puffer : Nala
- Age (if known) : 3 months
- Size : 3.5 inches
- Brief description : Yuck! I have sand in my mouth!
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PolishPuff
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Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded
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Congo Puffer ------------Traded
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by PolishPuff »

#8 wow

What a shot :shock:

#9

Now that picture should go to our PufferPedia guys
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Pufferpunk »

Yeah, I've got to go with the person who took a chance on the creative shot.
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by MrHumphries »

I have to go with #10 this month, pretty shot, good use of the enviro :)
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Post by Flutter »

Wow, those are some excellent photos!
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Fifty
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Fifty »

Wow. For me it's 8 or 10? Tough choice!

Others are good aswell, btw!
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Brandon8521
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Brandon8521 »

#6 really made me laugh it really looks like he is scared and #8 and 10 are really stunning photoes. I wish i had a cam to take macro shots. I have been putting the little bugs in my wifes ears that i want a really nice cannon with a removable lens for either my b-day or christmas so hopefully it will pay off and i will be able to enter some photos. Great shots for everyone that entered this month guys, hats off to all of yah.
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Ohyouknow
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Ohyouknow »

lol 8 is amazing :) If I could really get that close to a puffer, it'd be biting my nose! Love how perfect it is.
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Myaj »

Its been several days and I STILL can't choose!

I will be contacting #9's owner for sure about getting that shot in the Pedia :D
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jdak
Green Spotted Puffer
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by jdak »

I voted for #4.... lot of no votes up there. This race doesn't seem very close...
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by SammyDee »

Wow I expected #2 to have some votes. Thats a sweet pic how you can see his reflection. Alot of amazing pics here to everyone. Nice job
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by mookie loves you »

Thanks to those who voted for mookie! I was distracting mookie to give the snail time to climb up the glass but then had to snap quickly, that snail did NOT stay around long!

There's some fun pictures this month, I had trouble deciding!
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Savvy »

Such a tough choice! Great pictures everyone! I had to go with the one with the amazing detail of the GSP eye. I can't believe how much you can see the different layers in the eye! Truly astonishing! Sure we can't vote more than once though? :(
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Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Myaj »

Well, remember, if a picture didn't win, it can always be re-entered in a later month! ;)
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Adria
Dwarf Puffer
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My Puffers: Tetraodon lineatus = 1 (Ronin)
Tetraodon nigroviridis = 3 (still unnamed)
Tetraodon miurus = 1 (unnamed...can't find a name worthy of his awesomeness!)
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI

Re: MAY 2010 POTM - VOTE NOW!!

Post by Adria »

I'm VERY impressed by everyones pictures! I almost didn't vote for my own (thanks SammyDee for voting for it!). Haha.
I know it won't win, but I'm no quitter. :) Besides, I have a brand new orange congo puffer to photograph!
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