The Puffer Forum

Hello. I was given this little guy by someone this morning. He was sold to that person as a banded puffer, but obviously that's not what he is (unless my searches have been totally failing).

He was also kept in full freshwater at the pet store where he was purchased, and has been in full fresh with this other guy for 5 months. Looking at him though he's got a bit of fin roughness and tears and I think he'd be much happier and healthier in a brackish tank. I've got plenty of spare tanks laying around so setting up a new tank is no issue, I'd just like some suggestions on the best way to move him over, how slowly, etc to keep him happy and healthy.

Anyways, the biggest thing is that I want to find out what sort of puffer he is, for sure. Nothing I've found has matched up just right, but he is small (less than 10cm) so he could look different than a full adult.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Marilyna meraukensis.

Cool.

Search for Marilyna pleurosticta a comparable species in terms of its needs that has occured on this forum several times.

Cool looking puffer.

that's cool looking puff !

Thanks so much. Looks just about right to me!

He is very cool. Needs a big of work to fix up some ratty fins but I'll be getting him setup into brackish as soon as I can which should help. Hoping he'll chill out a bit soon and start eating well again. He's a bit cranky at the moment.