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New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:47 pm
by BiffMalawi
Well, finally I'm back in business here. Thanks to Flutter I am have my first puffer in a long time. Too long actually so without further ado here he is: Flutter the Irubesco. Ye sthat's right the kids and I decided that Flutter was the only appropriate name. In a planted 10g right now but I think I should be able to get him into a 30g soon.
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:18 pm
by JRC3
Nice. He even looks a little evil...How appropriate for Halloween.
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:00 am
by J-P
very nice!
that last pic is excellent!!
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:09 am
by Flutter
JRC3 wrote:Nice. He even looks a little evil...How appropriate for Halloween.
Oh he IS evil which is exactly why he didn't join the ranks here
He is the epitome of nasty puffer behaviour which makes him so very endearing to people
He was originally at a store where the puffers are always very sickly. Most of the time I try to avoid looking at them. They treat them like all the other tropical fish and as we know that doesn't work for puffers. He was then bought by a local school and was used in swimming mode experiments. He spent some time going from his tank to a swimming chamber where he was put through his 'gaits' and then was put back in his tank. Here he was treated well and I got him from the school. We were going to fit him into our tank and bought 2 females to go with him. Well, the bag was floated in his QT tank and he was attacking the bag so aggressively that the females were jumping out of the water to get away from him
There went that idea...
I'm so happy you were able to take him and that he didn't have to go back to the store
He looks like he's settling in very well though that's an awfully girly name. Poor guy is going to have some issues there
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:02 am
by pufferpuggirl
That's a great photo of him and I'm sure he will appreciate the plants in the tank you've got him in. My irrubesco always seem to enjoy hanging out in the plants.
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:07 pm
by xrayjeeper83
such a cool looking puffer
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:06 pm
by Brent
JRC3 wrote:Nice. He even looks a little evil...How appropriate for Flutter.
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:49 pm
by Flutter
Oh aren't you funny Brent!
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:58 pm
by Brent
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:46 am
by borgey
Wow, that's such an awesome looking Puffer CONGRATS!!! I love getting a new one there's nothing better
Re: New puffer yeah!!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:05 am
by Kyle D
I kind of miss him. He was really cute and interactive...and I like the name!
