What kind of puffer???

[rodi]

I have had him for 4 yrs and still dont know what kind he is. Is it an immacualte?

 

[luvmyreef]

not a puffer expert but...correct me if i am wrong..your puffer looks like it has stripes...could be a manila or striped puffer aka arothron manilensis.

 

[browniebuck]

that looks like a fahaka puffer. If I am not mistaken, they are a brackish water fish that can be transitioned into full saltwater over a period of time. When I got my fugu puffer for my classroom, this is what I really wanted, but my LFS couldn't get one at the time. One of my former students currently has one and it looks EXACTLY like that.

 

[browniebuck]

here is a photo that I found on a website called Puffer Forum.

 

[browniebuck]

maybe not...in looking closer at the tails, they are different...and I was thinking of my fugu when I mentioned that the fahaka was brackish...the fahaka is freshwater.

 

[tonysi]

luvemyreef is right it sure is a manilensis.