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this is JUST like my puffer!!!!

we used to own a stars and stripes (arothron hispidus) and we saw our new guy advertised as a s&s ..... but hes not! defo.

he has almost all stripes, but not a narrow lined stripe. with a few small spots near his tail. but defo not a spotted like in Stars and stripes

The picture ive used here isnt of my puffer but one ive found whilst trying to research. and the guy has the same problem, being told his is a stars n stripes, then a Arothron manilensis or reticulated puffer but they seem to have narrow lines or perfect circles, and pointy noses? which mine is like a S&S but hardly any spots and rings around his eyes and greyish dark patches on light grey skin!????

will try and get better pics

my puffer pics!!!

see the blotchy skin (its always this colour too - my old puffer used to change with what mood he was in) , and lack of spots? .... and no yellow fins?

My vote is with arothron reticularis - but I know nothing about marine puffers!!

Not really sure what kind he is. My S&S has mostly all stars. Mine also gets blotchy like you said but it goes away depending on the mood... like you said:) I think most S&S have yellow too don't they?

i think so, even when our old puffer (S&S) was small he still had loads of stars!? and mine is ALWAYS that grey blotchy colour, not with his mood
maybe he is a hybrid?

Yup A Reticularis just like the logo fish Star. They will be a greenish grey color when younger and turn to more gold when older ( at least Star did)
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They get huge I know the Puffer Pedia say's min. of 180 gallon but I say more like 250 gallons min.

He sure is a cute little puffer, whatever he is!

trekenk wrote:Yup A Reticularis just like the logo fish Star. They will be a greenish grey color when younger and turn to more gold when older ( at least Star did)
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They get huge I know the Puffer Pedia say's min. of 180 gallon but I say more like 250 gallons min.

do you think so??? i was hoping he wasnt ! lol - but a part of me thought he was!

looks like im saving up to buy a HUGE tank then ...... hes in a pretty big on now , but it wont be big enough when hes grows. Hes only 3" now

pufferpuggirl wrote:He sure is a cute little puffer, whatever he is!

what do you think he is?

I don't know much about the marine puffers, so I can't really give a guess.

pufferpuggirl wrote:I don't know much about the marine puffers, so I can't really give a guess.

lol

ok

It is definately a reticularis. i rehomed mine to the aquarium after he started to get really big, he is now huge!

I agree about this puffer being a A. reticularis.

eeeek ...... hes going to get a big boy then!!!!

*kim starts saving up for lake sized aquarium*

tinker88 wrote:eeeek ...... hes going to get a big boy then!!!!

*kim starts saving up for lake sized aquarium*

What size do you have him in now?