found an exotic freshwater puffer today. pics. what is it?

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it is bigger then a lemon. it has what looked like a fungal infection on its fins. was in a 15 gallon tank.



it was labeled "rare red eye puffer" but it didnt look like what i googled.

how big will this get?


does it need salt?


tankmates?


is a 125g good?


im asking all of this before i buy it

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Could be (many puffers look similar) Tetrodon palambangensis, from the freshwaters of Southeast Asia, reaches approx 8", is not really suited for a community tank.
 
Yep, that's a Monotrete palembangensis (old: Tetraodon) or humpback or dragon or black river puffer. It's a full FW species. It's a stalk and ambush predator that can be disastrous in comm setups since even a test bite can kill. However, it's not overly aggressive with other palembangs in the tank. Be sure to provide lots of caves and rock/driftwood overhangs. Good visual breaks between caves will also help reduce interspecies aggression. Sensitive to water quality and a messy eater so, overfiltration is a must to keep this species happy. Can be treated with salt and increased temp for fungal infections.
 
Oddball said:
Yep, that's a Monotrete palembangensis (old: Tetraodon) or humpback or dragon or black river puffer. It's a full FW species
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^yes. They get around 8 inches. Can't really put them with anything. I tried cichlids, small tetras to no avail. They are highly predatory, and love eating fish, crawdads, shrimp, etc.. 40 gallon would be good for life. They hardly move. They are an ambush predator.


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Oddball said:
Yep, that's a Monotrete palembangensis (old: Tetraodon) or humpback or dragon or black river puffer. It's a full FW species. It's a stalk and ambush predator that can be disastrous in comm setups since even a test bite can kill. However, it's not overly aggressive with other palembangs in the tank. Be sure to provide lots of caves and rock/driftwood overhangs. Good visual breaks between caves will also help reduce interspecies aggression. Sensitive to water quality and a messy eater so, overfiltration is a must to keep this species happy. Can be treated with salt and increased temp for fungal infections.
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But be warned they are a LURKER species which will basically never move unless its feeding time...

So unless you dont mind having a living, eating, pooping log in your tank, this may not be the best puffer to choose...


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yea I read this is a semi-lurker. I will have to keep searching.
 
Honestly i wouldnt even call them semi-lurkers...

My old male would hang out in his cave all day long, while the female would find a different resting place every few hours... But i never really saw them swim...

I mean if you are into lurker species they can be quite interesting, but if i were to get a lurker puffer again, i would definitely choose a congo puffer > any other lurker species of puffer...


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I'm not going to run out and get him or anything but may I ask what store that is? I'm always up for checking out new stores that get cool stuff like that in.
 
exotic pet warehouse in yonkers. they have 3 and can order more.



wonder how these would hang with a pair of oscars in a 125?


they have "vampire tetras" i think they are called payaras.....gulper cats....
 
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