What kind of puffer is this?
http://www.****************/images_01/king_kong_puffer.jpg
Common name / Latin name
http://www.****************/images_01/king_kong_puffer.jpg
Common name / Latin name
What kind of puffer?
- Thread starter olaf
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It is the Target or Twinspot Puffer (I have a smaller guy), am trying to remember scientific Tetraodon leiurus, thats it. Hope this helps. They are EXTREMELY nasty. Mine killed a male Soclofi Cichlid. Nasty sucker!
Nope, it is the humpback, or black river puffer (t palembangensis). A FW puffer, not very active except when food's around. It is peaceful, not very agressive, easy-to-keep, interesting species that can be kept w/others of the same type (t suvattii) and/or fishes of other species that can look after themselves (e.g. large armoured catfishes). Spawns in captivity (a friend in Singapore is enjoying that).
(Taken from Ebert's book)
(Taken from Ebert's book)
heres that same picture, about halfway down.... called the kingkong puffer
http://www.****************/catalog_pages/brackish_water/puffer_figure_eight.htm
aaron
http://www.****************/catalog_pages/brackish_water/puffer_figure_eight.htm
aaron
At least the site Hebdizzle refs does give the real name of both the T. suattii and T. palembangensis, which is in itself remarkable. But King Kong indeed - we do not need another made-up common name for a puffer.
Not very active is over-stating the activity level IME. All but totally inert except when food is offered is closer to the case. They are a very effective predator which does not require much food or maintenance in relation to its size, due exactly to that low level of activity.
I would love to try breeding these puffers myself - their "look" is unusual, their inactivity is also unusual in realtion to the commoner active hunters, and they seem easy to keep.
Not very active is over-stating the activity level IME. All but totally inert except when food is offered is closer to the case. They are a very effective predator which does not require much food or maintenance in relation to its size, due exactly to that low level of activity.
I would love to try breeding these puffers myself - their "look" is unusual, their inactivity is also unusual in realtion to the commoner active hunters, and they seem easy to keep.
Fish stores just make names up as they go. That's why it's so important to get the scientific names of fish.
I totally agree!!!!!
D*** it learn the fish if you are going to be selling them!
I can't wait until they have to start using L numbers or something like that.
One common name one latin name and THAT IS IT!
Like the local fish here in Lake Michigan, they call a freshwater drum a sheepshead and a bowfin called a dogfish. From reading books and watching the Discovery chanel I know a sheep head is salt water and usually has black and red stipe markings and a dogfish is a small type of shark and can be found in the Saint Lawernce Seaway.
freshwater drum
bowfin
D*** it learn the fish if you are going to be selling them!
I can't wait until they have to start using L numbers or something like that.
One common name one latin name and THAT IS IT!
Like the local fish here in Lake Michigan, they call a freshwater drum a sheepshead and a bowfin called a dogfish. From reading books and watching the Discovery chanel I know a sheep head is salt water and usually has black and red stipe markings and a dogfish is a small type of shark and can be found in the Saint Lawernce Seaway.
freshwater drum
bowfin
Wow, that bowfin is beautiful! Is that in Lake Michigan too? How come when I dive the lake all I see are boring crayfish?! 
