Can someone ID my puffer?

[guppy]

i guess i am wrong i just know that alot of lfs sell puffers as fugu's if they dont really know what they are i have seen this happen many times

very true, I guess it just sounds cool. the true fugu and the takifugu are highly neurotoxic and are the group most often to produce the fugu meat. Even the blood is toxic in most. Most are saltwater.

 

[Miles]

Yeah, see what the Puffer forum people say.. Whatever it is, It is rare and cool and I want it!

 

[TankBuster]

Well, Im trying the puffer forum. I appreciate everyones help with my puffer ID.

 

[Fella]

Thats the closest I've seen to yours, perhaps a colour morph? I'm guessing it is a different species however.

That's takifugu ocellatus btw. Not a south american species.

 

[TankBuster]

Wow, I didnt think it would be this hard to id, well, the quest continues.

 

[TankBuster]

Well, no one on the puffer forum can id him either. Hmmm... Is this a good thing or bad thing?

 

[Fella]

From the looks of things, you might even have a new species

 

[TankBuster]

Man, if that were only true...

 

[dovii88]

sweet puffer how much was it and is he eating like a champ yet he looks wicked happy...good pick up/./

 

[TankBuster]

He was $40.00 at 3 inches and He doesnt chase feeders anymore unless they are about 3 inches long. But he wont eat them unless provoked. He tears up crayfish about 3 or 4 of them a week and loves krill and algea wafers.