New puffer... Can someone id please? First puffer

[Aronus]

New to the puffer world... Lfs had this guy for $55 and is about the size of a tennis ball. Anyone know what kind and how big will he get? I have him in a 200 g tank.

 

[tlindsey]

Fat Homer can you id puffer.

 

[hooliganATV]

possibly Tetraodon abei

 

[Aronus]

possibly Tetraodon abei

Good call!! I looked them up and they look the same. My color isn't as bright but looks the same. Thanks

 

[hooliganATV]

no problem mate, the eyes sold it to me i think as they appear to be slightly red in the pic

http://www.**************.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_abei/

 

[Fat Homer]

Fat Homer can you id puffer.

Thanks for thinking of me

possibly Tetraodon abei

At first in the other thread i thought it may have been a brown puffer due to blurry pics...

But now that i see the orange spot, near the back end of the puffer, i'm also leaning towards it being an Abei puffer...

 

[tlindsey]

Thanks for thinking of me



At first in the other thread i thought it may have been a brown puffer due to blurry pics...

But now that i see the orange spot, near the back end of the puffer, i'm also leaning towards it being an Abei puffer...

I read your post, and realize how much experience , knowledge you have with puffers.m

 

[Fat Homer]

^ Lol, thanks for the vote of confidence, and while i wouldn't say i'm that experienced or knowledgeable on the subject, i do tend to have a soft spot for puffers...

 

[tlindsey]

^ Lol, thanks for the vote of confidence, and while i wouldn't say i'm that experienced or knowledgeable on the subject, i do tend to have a soft spot for puffers...

Yes you do absolutely lol.