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Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 12:42 am
by stew1818
I am looking into buying a Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer" but can't seem to find much info about them.... Is there anyone on the forum that has one that can shed some light? Minimum tank size? What do you feed them? Aggressive? tank mates?
How are they different than a Hairy Puffer or Amazon Puffer? How big do they get?
I know I know lots of questions
Anything help and thank you so much
Merry Christmas
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:28 pm
by Pufferpunk
Good luck in finding one. They haven't been sold in the US in over 20 years. A few have shown up in Europe, for a hefty price.
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:53 pm
by stew1818
I have found them at my Lfs for 200
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:27 pm
by eieio
stew1818 wrote:I have found them at my Lfs for 200
probably not a bad price, if it's indeed a "Schoutedeni"
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:32 pm
by Pufferpunk
You don't find that to be a stiff price for not such a unique-looking fish?
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:46 pm
by eieio
rare things command a high price
i personally wouldn't be interested in buying it for even half that amount
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:30 pm
by PuffinTough
Did you buy the puffer?
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:40 pm
by stew1818
Not yet..... I'm trying to get my tank all dialed in first. But have done tons of research
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:30 am
by mcaquatic
wetspot and segrest had them earlier this year
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 10:01 pm
by mcaquatic
wetspot has them now
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:08 am
by Pufferpunk
That's where I got my Hairy puffer.
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:31 am
by steveo
I've had one for almost a year now and I don't find him to be that aggressive. He only killed two fish on me and lives with platies. I just bought another one from the wet spot and they are getting along fine together. I was able to get them eating carnivore pellets.
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:16 am
by Phreeflow
That's pretty neat! There's one on Aquabid now for $150. I
Re: Tetraodon schoutedeni "Spotted Congo Puffer"
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:01 pm
by FishBeast
To OP: I have one and am happy to answer any questions you might have! I see you are in the PNW as well, you might want to check out
http://www.wafishbox.com/forums/ as well...
Got mine from Aquarium Co-Op for $190.
Here's a video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvEUg36REwc