Carinotetraodon Salivator

[jimi priest]

so im fairly certian i found one in lfs ( and now i see him every day in my tank) but im not sure i can have a photo in a bit

 

[kewskills]

WOW which shop had that then, i would be very interested to see one of those for real. we need photos

 

[nmonks]

Not a great picture, but here are some specimens I came across a few weeks ago at Wildwoods, Enfield. That's perhaps the best place in the London area for oddball puffers. They usually have a nice selection in the small single specimen tanks where they keep the snakeheads and the bettas. I've seen the odd specimen for sale in some branches of Maidenhead Aquatics as well.

They're very different to Carinotetraodon irrubesco, which seems to be the most common red-tail puffer in the trade at the moment. This species is seemingly very peaceful, and my fish live in a community setting harmlessly enough, and have done for a couple of years now. But by all accounts Carinotetraodon salivator is aggressively territorial and the males at least quite nasty towards the females as well as each other.

Cheers, Neale

 

[Fella]

I kept a couple of these, and I'd describe them as super aggressive. Cancel the idea of keeping a pair, keep just one specimen if you can. I've kept all kinds of puffers, and I rate these among the most aggressive.

 

[DarkEntity]

Ive kept both males and females of this species of Puffer, and id agree with Fella, my Male was super aggressive towards anything else. I tried to float a Plec in a platic tub in the puffer tank and the Male was literally trying to bite through the tub to get to the Plec. The male i kept even bit me on more than one occasion, so beware.....

I can get images of my old male when i get home from work.

 

[kewskills]

Not a great picture, but here are some specimens I came across a few weeks ago at Wildwoods, Enfield. That's perhaps the best place in the London area for oddball puffers.

I can't believe i missed those, i go to Wildwoods almost every weekend as well. Doh!

I can get images of my old male when i get home from work.

I look forward to the Photos later

 

[jennybugs]

They look brilliant! I wouldn't mind having one or a pair of those myself. Time to reshuffle some tanks methinks

 

[DarkEntity]

As mentioned i wouldn't recommend a pair. Go for a single fish.

Here is my Male at his prime

Also

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Oddballs...-zebra-Puffer-/

 

[jimi priest]

yeah that looks like mine i got him at fish doctors if your in or by south east Michigan i would suggest going by a fish doctors to check them out theres one in Ypsilanti canton Adrian and trenton the one in ypsi is amazing im not sure about the others but i would amagne you can expect there care of fish to not change much

 

[jennybugs]

As mentioned i wouldn't recommend a pair. Go for a single fish.

Here is my Male at his prime

That's a lovely fish! A single specimen I could house tomorrow!

My mind's going now

 

[kewskills]

they are a good looking fish, luckily or unluckily which ever way you look at it, i have no tank space at the moment. least it will save me a few quid

 

[DarkEntity]

As unsociable as mine was i miss the little critter