The Puffer Forum

I have what i believe to be a T. leiurus, but i am not 100% positive. If it is can you help me out by telling me if it is a brackish or freshwater puffer and what the best types of snails and such are to feed it. If it is not the afore mentioned species can you please enlighten me as to what it is and how its tank should be set up too?

It's a FW puffer and it's a target species but beyond that I'll leave it to those more experienced.

For snails common pond or ramshorn are fine.

Don't know what is but it darn cute!

I think you were correct on the species.
http://puffernet.tripod.com/leiurus.html

I think it might be an Abei...but not sure.

nahum13 wrote:I think it might be an Abei...but not sure.

Yeah, thats what is confusing me as well. Right when i found this forum that puffer was featured...much to my dismay. But my main priority is determining what it is exactly and whether or not I keep the tank brackish or let it return to normal freshwater.

Haha!!!! Is the sign in your siggy from Austin?

Short snout, stand out eye spot. .. cochehenis (I cannot spell tonight)..also known as a fangs puffer.

I am positive it is not anabei nor a lemerius

Short snout, stand out eye spot. .. cochehenis (I cannot spell tonight)..also known as a fangs puffer.

I am positive it is not anabei nor a lemerius

http://www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk/dbi ... atus-3.jpg

Even though this one is labeled barbatus, it is a leimirus (still cant spell)......definately not even close to your fangs puffer in both body shape, color, and snout length.

No idea about the ID, but I want one

xrayjeeper83 wrote:No idea about the ID, but I want one

I got mine for $15.00 Considering I've visited dozens of small and large pet stores across Denver Los Angeles/orange county and Hawaii, I'll say it was a pretty good steal

Srkoe wrote:Haha!!!! Is the sign in your siggy from Austin?

I don't remember where it came from, but it was among a set of road signs that were hacked into and modded here are the links for the other two. http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa62 ... orcold.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa62 ... isnear.jpg

greenspottedlover wrote:I think you were correct on the species.
http://puffernet.tripod.com/leiurus.html

Puffernet is the absolutely worst site for ID.

My guess is the Fang's puffer (Monotrete cochinchinensis):
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_Cochinchinensis/)

I'll agree with PP.
For proper M. abei and M. leiurus pictures use the forum search and the pufferpedia. In my opinion they look very different.

Corvus wrote:I'll agree with PP.
For proper M. abei and M. leiurus pictures use the forum search and the pufferpedia. In my opinion they look very different.

I did search here for the Leiurus, but the images i found wen't loading up. and i could not find anything in the p.pedia. But I am starting to agree with the fang puffer. Is it a brackish water puffer or freshwater?