Hi everyone,
Would appreciate it if someone could confirm the ID on the Puffer for me.
Cheers, Sam
is this a dog-faced puffer?
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zenoxa - Posts: 376
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Re: is this a dog-faced puffer?
That's an Arothron hispidus. Great fish, very personable, but be aware they can grow quite large - I recall one in Hawai'i that was following people around, and it was at least 16 inches in length.
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axonify - Posts: 100
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Re: is this a dog-faced puffer?
That's just plain unsettling. I recall this one time at Disneyworld's Animal Kingdom, I did that snorkeling thing and this massive triggerfish starts following me around. At first, I thought it wasn't that big, but then I caught a glimpse of it from the side and I was like, whoa, that thing's huge.
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zenoxa - Posts: 376
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Re: is this a dog-faced puffer?
The larger ones could easily inflict serious damage with a single bite, given the immense power in their jaws.
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rusticore - Posts: 126
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Re: is this a dog-faced puffer?
lovely puffer, btw....
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RavenFly - Posts: 19
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Re: is this a dog-faced puffer?
Thanks for the replies, everyone. Arothron hispidus - is that indeed the Stars & Stripes Puffer? I picked this beauty up last night from a private seller just down the road - about 6-7" long. Managed to get her for £12, which seemed a steal considering how lovely she is.
I'd been wanting a puffer for ages, and this was a 'now or never' type purchase. She was in a Rio180 with a bunch of other fish, including a Regal Tang and a Yellow Tang, but despite that, she was healthy and active. I bagged her underwater to avoid the risk of her inflating with air, and brought her home in a box.
When I got her home, I could tell she hadn't been fed shelled food before - her beak was a bit too sharp. I used my empty nano reef as a holding tank until this morning, then transferred her into a spare 240L with mature water. She seems happy and playful, and is already showing interest in the shelled cockles I've offered her.
I knew she was going to get big, but I'm planning to keep her on her own, so I'll be upgrading to a 400-500L eventually. Unless, of course, I decide to keep her in a 6' or 7' community tank - we'll see. Either way, she's a beautiful fish, and I might just thin down some of my turtle tanks to keep her for longer.
I know I might not have done this in the most logical way, but I've always loved puffers, and I knew I could offer her a better home. Any advice would be great - I want to make sure I'm doing everything right for her.
I'd been wanting a puffer for ages, and this was a 'now or never' type purchase. She was in a Rio180 with a bunch of other fish, including a Regal Tang and a Yellow Tang, but despite that, she was healthy and active. I bagged her underwater to avoid the risk of her inflating with air, and brought her home in a box.
When I got her home, I could tell she hadn't been fed shelled food before - her beak was a bit too sharp. I used my empty nano reef as a holding tank until this morning, then transferred her into a spare 240L with mature water. She seems happy and playful, and is already showing interest in the shelled cockles I've offered her.
I knew she was going to get big, but I'm planning to keep her on her own, so I'll be upgrading to a 400-500L eventually. Unless, of course, I decide to keep her in a 6' or 7' community tank - we'll see. Either way, she's a beautiful fish, and I might just thin down some of my turtle tanks to keep her for longer.
I know I might not have done this in the most logical way, but I've always loved puffers, and I knew I could offer her a better home. Any advice would be great - I want to make sure I'm doing everything right for her.