My beautiful Mbu Puffer

[appleblossom]

I'll try and get some better pics soon, the camera batteries ran out

But I think he's gorgeous!!!!!

 

[shawy]

Lovely fish wish I could have 1

 

[Ben]

it looks soooo cool

 

[bunjiweb]

Really cool.

Are the Mbu brackish or freshwater? I see them in most of my LFS.

Ben

 

[appleblossom]

You see them in most of your lfs?!?!?!

really

They can live in fresh to high brackish afaik, but mine is in fresh as yet

 

[bunjiweb]

Yes, they have them in 3 of the 4 I regularly visit, and in 2 shops I dont visit much.

Ben

 

[ScuabaDuba]

wow, awesome fish! U ever see a dragon puffer? scary lookin dudes!

Is the Mbu aggressive?

 

[Ron]

He is very nice! FOTM!

Where did you get him from? I've never seen one in any stores either...

The MBU is VERY agressive!!

 

[Auratus]

I've seen two in my entire life time.

One in vegas who was pretty freaking huge. He was $200

Then another tiny one in an LFS and he was $99

 

[Clare]

It`s a mini Hamish!! Sooooo sweet and you could make 30 of him out of Hamish.
He`ll grow, no boubt about that one.
Hope you have a long happy future together.
Clare

 

[Wisperian]

FOTM nom from me too! he musta been expensive!

 

[appleblossom]

hooray! I'll defo get some better pictures after my fotm nominations, i know photography counts in these things!

He cost me £40, and is the second I've ever seen. The first was smaller than Claire's Hamish and was sold for £170.

He is going to be introduced to some other fish opn Claire's suggestion while he is young so he can get used to being with other fish and make some friends

So far, as he is on his own, he seems more curious than aggressive. He likes eating whole cockles, I love the squeaky noise his teeth make when he is crunching on them.

I have also seen him yawn twice!! First time I've ever properly seen a puffer's teeth....very cool!

 

[bunjiweb]

Wow I didnt realise they were that rare. I've always wanted to set up a puffer tank maybe when I move house I will have to get a tank JUST for one of these. I've seen them for around £40 in the fish shops around here.

I live in Gloucestershire, England btw.

Ben

 

[MAM]

he's gorgeous appleblossom!!!!!!!!!!! keep the pics coming as he grows!!!!!!!