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RcToners
01/20/2011, 06:52 PM
Sorry for the bad quality photo, but what kind of puffer is this?
http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv207/rctoners/puffer.jpg?t=1295571108
DoubleM 10
01/20/2011, 06:53 PM
i know what it is!!!
CUTE. lol
not really sure looks like maybe a small stars and stripes
matt
RcToners
01/20/2011, 07:16 PM
Def. not a stars and stripes. He doesnt have any lines below his fins
natedogwv1
01/20/2011, 08:08 PM
looks like a starry puffer
RcToners
01/21/2011, 09:21 AM
the underside of him (his belly) is pure white/cream (no spots at all). His body for the main part is the same color as well as his fins but has the patterned dark splotches. I'll try to get a better photo today
RcToners
01/21/2011, 09:43 AM
Okay I managed to get a couple of clear shots of his back where the pattern is and one that turned out a bit blurry to show his side and belly.
http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv207/rctoners/puffer010.jpg
http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv207/rctoners/puffer009.jpg
http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv207/rctoners/puffer005.jpg
RcToners
01/21/2011, 10:04 AM
Could it be a bullseye puffer?!
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Marine/S_Annulatus/
Sugar Magnolia
01/21/2011, 10:07 AM
Did you catch it or purchase it? If you caught it, you could probably find out what species of puffers are in your waters.
RcToners
01/21/2011, 10:14 AM
Did you catch it or purchase it? If you caught it, you could probably find out what species of puffers are in your waters.
I didn't catch it. A fish store had it but had no room for it so i brought it home and put him in my sump. He was neglected. Hoping to identify him so I can find out if he might be safe in my main tank or cube.
Beaun
01/21/2011, 02:04 PM
Looks to be in the Sphoeroides genus if I had to guess.
username in use
01/21/2011, 04:07 PM
Hoping to identify him so I can find out if he might be safe in my main tank or cube.
If your main tank is a reef, than you've already i.d.'d it as a puffer and shouldn't put it in there. ;)
Pufferpunk
02/08/2011, 10:29 PM
Checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus). Puffers don't belong in cubes & are not reef safe.
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