Unknown puffer

[bsplenden]

I got an unknown puffer here. Will really appreciate it if anyone can provide me with some information.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bsplenden/attachments/side.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bsplenden/attachments/face.jpg

The puffer is dark brown with patches of army green all over its body in different shapes. And there is these brown "hair" sticking out of its body all over. And it got an orange stomach.

Any idea?

[rumblesushi]

looks like a potato puffer

[bsplenden]

looks like a potato puffer

Potato puffer? Really such a thing?

I tried doing a search and nothing came out of it.

The most important piece of information I need is whether it is truely freshwater or brackish.
Thanks a lot.

[Killduv]

Looks like a Tetraodon Baileyi or Hairy Puffer to me

[bsplenden]

Hmm... It does sound like the Tetraodon baileyi. But as only one website has the information, and the picture of the fish is a bit mashed up, I can't really confirm.

Those hair like things are actually called cirri.

[jelly]

Potato puffer? Really such a thing?

I tried doing a search and nothing came out of it.

The most important piece of information I need is whether it is truely freshwater or brackish.
Thanks a lot.

Yes there is a potato Puffer, I don't think that is one though.

[unknownuza13]

Looks like a Tetraodon Baileyi or Hairy Puffer to me
I would have to agree although I just saw some in a fish store over the weekend and they looked slightly different. The store owner was keeping his in fresh and they were a bit pricey for puffers.. 150$... how much did you get yours for?

[Vince]

Rare Aqua sells them, one of the sponsors. It is rare, but not as rare as the Duboisi or Pustulatus. $150.00 is about the right price for that rare puffer. Not sure if you could keep a "community" of them in the same tank...nice find!

[DRaGoNoVA]

I got an unknown puffer here. Will really appreciate it if anyone can provide me with some information.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bsplenden/attachments/side.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bsplenden/attachments/face.jpg

The puffer is dark brown with patches of army green all over its body in different shapes. And there is these brown "hair" sticking out of its body all over. And it got an orange stomach.

Any idea?
very cute bugger watch out for its beak though

[bsplenden]

Looks like I am going to settle its ID as Tetraodon Baileyi for now. That is the closest I can get as information on this fish is scarce.

I got it for SGD 120. It cost 148 initially. But the LFS owner knows I am crazy about such things and gave me a little discount.

I am keeping it in FW now, and it is swimming around actively. I have not started feeding it yet. Will try some prawn meat later. I think I'm going to train it to take some dead meat. Will run by the LFS tomorrow and get it some live feeds to let it start eating if it does not eat later.

And I know about their beak. Going to get a couple of small snails to let it try its beak on tomorrow.

[Killduv]

Still a great looking puffer no matter what the name is.

[zhuangsw]

I got an unknown puffer here. Will really appreciate it if anyone can provide me with some information.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bsplenden/attachments/side.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bsplenden/attachments/face.jpg

The puffer is dark brown with patches of army green all over its body in different shapes. And there is these brown "hair" sticking out of its body all over. And it got an orange stomach.

Any idea?

hi bro, nice seeing u here..
well, cant really help out much id'ing your puffer here. but it does look uncommon.. might be a moph or evo?
or is there really such a species?

[Miles]

I agree on the T. Baileyi.. Never have seen any other puffers with 'Cirri' as you mentioned. I would imagine this fish comes from some pretty murky waters, and uses those to navigate for food like crustacea, snails, and worms..

Your best bet on finding info on a rare puffer like this is to contact someone who is stocking them (One of our Community Sponsors would be a good start).. and see if he will allow you to contact whoever supplied the puffers. If you can actually converse with the overseas Exporter, he can get you information on where it was located, and what kind of river conditions it came out of..

If you find some Info, please do a write-up and share!! Would love to see this puffer become more popular. ThePufferForum.org would love to hear about it too.. Perhaps even they would have some info on it..

Miles

[dialphantom]

that this is ugly

[zhuangsw]

get that puffer a shaver. it badly needs one. wahhaha..

[zhuangsw]

check this out.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4081

there is a pic of your hairy puffer. you might want to ask the seller what species is that..

[bsplenden]

It is confirmed to be the T.baileyi. A lot of information on ThePuffersForum.org

Thanks for the link to the forum.

Looking at the other pictures, mine is a rather hairy one.

And if you find it ugly, and like to look at ugly things, go look in the mirror. :hitting:

Just kidding. :cheers:

[Miles]

Keep us updated! I am very interested! Did this species make it into the encyclopedia of exotic freshwater fish? I don't think it did, because Jeni (Pufferpunk) is the one who did the puffer articles, and she has no experience with this fish..

[DRaGoNoVA]

get that puffer a shaver. it badly needs one. wahhaha..
:rofl: :lol: :hitting:

[guppy]

Sometimes collecters get to be the first offficial describers and get to name stuff, pretty cool. when in doubt send pics and maybe tissue samples to smithsonian or national zoo.