puffers

[samseal]

Hi
Was not sure where to put this wanted some puffer guys to see it.

In my LFS today I say a puffer(marine) that was marked as a dogface.I don;t think it was , I think it was a striped puffer.I told them I would do some research.I have done but can only find pics.What I need to know is , are they to be treated any different to dogface and how big so they get.

He is very thin and looks sad,I can't have him I have no where to put him.

my dogface and babay porc would be very cross

I also saw in there a dragon puffer.Are they freshwater or brackish?

Sam
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[jflowers]

Can't comment on the marine puffer without more info.

Dragon puffer is the common name used for lots of species of puffer, most commonly, red bellied/eyed (Tetraodon lorteti), which is FW. Can you get the scientific name?

Jon

 

[samseal]

Hi,

Think I have sussed the marine puffer now, it is a striped puffer.

As for the dragon puffer, have looked around and am pretty sure thats what it is and that it is freshwater.

I do love puffers, but that one looked like an ugly red frog(i hate frogs).It was sulking in its tank.

Sam
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[SirMinion]

Rememeber that there are several different species of dog-face puffers, so even though it was different to the one you have, it could still be a dog-face.

Assuming that the dragon puffer you saw was tetraodon palembangensis then it is indeed a true freshwater puffer.
Here's a couple of ours, was this what you saw?

 

[samseal]

Think Dragon was like that, it was hiding in the corner .It did seem a bit more red and lumpy.Like a toad

Marine puffer am pretty sure it is a striped puffer, poor thing was very skinny.LFS guy said it wasn't eating.I have looked at pics and because it had , the stripes and long tail and its mouth was kind of pushed up at the bottom that looks like a striped to me.Would be lovely puffer, very tiny at mo.

Sam
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[SirMinion]

Think Dragon was like that, it was hiding in the corner .It did seem a bit more red and lumpy.Like a toad

That sounds more like a congo puffer, which have a red colour variant.