Types of fresh water puffers

[Pufferpunk]

Not really a 1" juvie, is it?

 

[kevinfleming21]

All cynicism aside, I thought it might be helpful to post it. He is only 3-4 inches. Nice to see that personality shining through!

 

[Pufferpunk]

Didn't mean it that way--just that even within a few inches, markings change a great deal.

 

[blackghostknife]

I've never seen one colored like that!

 

[Ryan Red01]

Bought as mbu ... Hmm post vid help to ID

[YOUTUBE]vpSqEZE2xAc[/YOUTUBE]

http://youtu.be/vpSqEZE2xAc

 

[purplecandle]

Maybe it is an umbahaka. Just kidding. Just curious, maybe the cost of the puffer will help the id?

 

[Fat Homer]

Bought as mbu ... Hmm post vid help to ID

[YOUTUBE]vpSqEZE2xAc[/YOUTUBE]

http://youtu.be/vpSqEZE2xAc

Okay, from the Video, i'd definitely say it was an MBU... just the tail and body shape remind me more of a MBU than a fahaka... but please take that with a grain of salt, as i can no way be 100% sure... since it still reminds me a little of a fahaka, but more so an MBU...

 

[Jenerik]

"Mbu" was my first reaction.

 

[kevinfleming21]

I thought so as well.

 

[Fat Homer]

I think for me it was the size of the fish that threw me off most... the smallest MBU i've seen in real life must have been at least 4" - 6" long... so never seen one under 3", which is probably why i was kinda thinking it may have been a fahaka with an MBU style of marking coz of its age...