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fltt
01/25/2009, 05:45 PM
Here it is. What kind is it?
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/67780Jan09_037__Small_.jpg
Mentat
01/25/2009, 06:04 PM
Arothron nigropunctatus.
Mentat
01/25/2009, 06:07 PM
They have various color phases in the wild; so a few common names refer to same fish.

Sorry for double post, touched enter on keyboard and it submitted post before ending it. Tried to delete but guess don't have access to do that.
fltt
01/25/2009, 06:11 PM
Thank You.
Could it change to have some yellow in it?
Mentat
01/25/2009, 06:21 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14240054#post14240054 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fltt
Thank You.
Could it change to have some yellow in it?

Some yellow? All is possible in this world. Think they do color phasing only in the wild and rarely change colors once in tanks. Good luck with your puffer, think it's cute as is.
fltt
01/25/2009, 06:35 PM
Yea True, He's a keeper
Thanks Again
LisaD
01/25/2009, 08:31 PM
there are some color morphs from the solomon islands, black and dalmation (black and white) dogface puffers. I'm not sure about the yellow. the plain dogfaces are very nice and attractive, too.
fltt
01/25/2009, 08:41 PM
Thanks LisaD,
How's the Dalmation doing?
LisaD
01/25/2009, 08:44 PM
great! thanks for asking. he's eating my corals in my 55 right now, and is very happy chewing up the shrooms and scraping the Porites with his teeth. I have to get the eel out of the 210 before I can put the puffer back. The 55 won't do for the long term, but he is okay for now.

I'm going out of town in the morning, will work on moving the eel and getting pictures of the puffer (I KNOW I am so lame) this weekend.