One of my Granddaughters graduated from high school this past weekend so we went over for the celebratory barbecue and what do I find ? A Puffer ! ! ! Yes, one lone little puffer. Very small it was, maybe an inch if you squinted your eyes. It was in a glass vase flowerpot kind of a container with no heater , no filter or aeration of any kind and a few plastic plants to go with the two puny strands of half dead anacharis in there. Oh , and a handful of some type of marine rock / substrate . I absolutely cringed at the sight. Where you ask did this come from ? From one of the aforementioned Granddaughters well meaning teachers. This learned person kept this fish on their desk as a decoration or object of curiosity and gifted it to the Granddaughter at the close of school. I don't know the first thing about puffers other than there are many freshwater species from all over the tropical old and new world. They are a social fish that thrives best in groups and are carnivorous but slow moving fish that get stiffed for food by faster moving fish. I see a fish that should be in the care of an advanced / experienced aquarist in a species only tank. From the looks of the poor thing it is not long for this world. No amount of proper care at this point would make up for its prior neglect. It was kept as a curiosity , something like a living butterfly pinned to a piece of cardboard and that really honks me off. A curse on the shop or pet warehouse that sold this creature to its doom and another curse on the doofus who bought it without informing themselves of a living creatures needs. I just had to vent about this.