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http://youtu.be/uSwdUR-jZs0

Pls help me id this. I cant seem to find any data of it. Its a freshwater puffer

Absolutely NOT a FW puffer , it's a marine puffer! Why in the world is it in FW???
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Marine/A_Hispidus/

The lfs i bought from kept it in a freshwater tank.

And there's no yellow fins?

It is the correct ID. I'd be pale too, if I was in the wrong kind of water!

Is he even in warm water? That Sturgeon fish is a cold water fish

Poor thing, please get this fish rehoused into proper conditions before it dies

It's true that Arothron hispidus is regularly caught in brackish to freshwater estuaries. But they don't stay there for long, these are just trips for food. Needs to be kept in a marine aquarium.

Just saw the video... that's not even a A. hispidus. It's a A. reticularis. But what I said about A. hispidus above is also true for A. reticularis, e.g. in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Corvus wrote:Just saw the video... that's not even a A. hispidus. It's a A. reticularis. But what I said about A. hispidus above is also true for A. reticularis, e.g. in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

I agree Reticularis, not seen that color form (i.e. that dark but could be the video) the Retulicaris all seem to come here locally mis-identified.

Corvus wrote:Just saw the video... that's not even a A. hispidus. It's a A. reticularis. But what I said about A. hispidus above is also true for A. reticularis, e.g. in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

and a real beaut as well... That's good looking puffer..