Is this a Fugu Puffer?!

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puffer_girl

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Bought this fish today. The manager at the pet store was not sure what it was....... Can anyone please help me out? Hoping that it is freshwater because that is what it was sold to me as!!! Also wondering how big it will get...... The more info the better! Thanks!

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I'd poke around www.**************.com. From what i recall they are a marine species with a near to horrible track record as captives. I only know of one person that has kept them for any length of time and his 17 month run seems to be the record.

There are several threads there on ideas and attempts to keep them alive. I've pondered trying them but cant bring myself to do it. I have enough puffers to keep me busy at the moment anyway.

Jason
 
Yeah, just did some research and most people are not able to keep them for very long.... Terribly sad because they are beautiful! Well, any advice that anyone can give me? Going to give this a shot.....
 
if u can see if he can get a fahaka puffer and trade yours back in..fahakas are freshwater and should be more durable then the one u have.
 
I'm sorry, but it is doubfull it will live for more than 6 months.

Your only hope is to go full marine to keep this fellow alive. :(
 
From what i've been able to track down, go to full marine as unstressfully as possible and keep it eating. I'll try to find more than that, i've seen them in stores but not recently.

Jason
 
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