Diodon holocanthus Tid-bit

want4rain2 · Post by **want4rain2** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:31 pm

ok, PetPirate- if you check my profile at WWF you will see an image of the Diodon holocanthus i took at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher.... it was well larger than 19 inches. that little girls head is pressed against the glass.

-ash

http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionReque ... serID=9240

want4rain2 · Post by **want4rain2** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:42 pm

also, i plan on going back to Wilmington this winter (hopefully). i can get more pictures if you want and see if i cant get some "tank" specs. if you can call it a tank and not a mini ocean. you have my permission to use "WOW!" if you want. i can also see if i dont have a better pic somewhere. his eyes alone were the size of tea saucers. amazing!

-ash

PetPirate · Post by **PetPirate** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:07 pm

Hey Ash... Great to see you here...

I've never kept a porc (although I plan to some day). I'll update the 'pedia description shortly unless someone else chimes in to the contrary...

PetPirate · Post by **PetPirate** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:11 pm

P.S. I'm not sure that that is a holocanthus? Liooks kindof spotty to me...

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:02 am

Diodon hystrix

want4rain2 · Post by **want4rain2** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:09 am

thanks guys, he was misidentified a while back at WWF!!
still want pics?

-ash

Post by **Puffer Queen** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:32 am

Definitely Diodon Hystrix.

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:33 am

want4rain2 wrote:thanks guys, he was misidentified a while back at WWF!!
still want pics?

-ash

of course we want pics!

strike2 · Post by **strike2** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:20 am

That a pretty large fish, and of course the more pics the better.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:25 am

I got to hand-feed one of those monsters (at least 3ft) along w/giant turtles, at the Curacao Aquarium--through a hole in several inches of plexiglass. There were sharks to hand-feed in another section.

want4rain2 · Post by **want4rain2** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:28 pm

Pufferpunk wrote:I got to hand-feed one of those monsters (at least 3ft) along w/giant turtles, at the Curacao Aquarium--through a hole in several inches of plexiglass. There were sharks to hand-feed in another section.

you HAND FED one? hand fed?! seeing it through several inches of plexi glass was enough to make the blood drain from my face. very cute, but dangerous looking fish. also very curious. my trip back will be to see him and another puffer i missed the first time around. the other puffer wasnt up for visitors.

-ash

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:04 pm

Here's a pic of feeding the sharks: http://www.curacao-sea-aquarium.com/specials.php?id=2

strike2 · Post by **strike2** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:00 pm

sweet.

Post by **Puffer Queen** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:09 pm

Jeni,

The hystrix are outside of the "aquarium" now ? When I was there ~4 years ago, there were two on the inside and the sharks and turtles were on the outside.

Here is a pic of me feeding the hystrix and a ray.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:28 pm

That's about when I was there & they were behind the plexiglass wall w/the turtles, not inside w/the rays. Sure wish I coulda been up close & personal w/the puffers like your pic!

Any chance of you joining the WWM Crew in Bonaire in April?

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