harley the fahaka

[ozzy47]

here is my latest addition harley

 

[hellohefalump]

he's lovely! very jealous, I'd love to have a tank big enough...

 

[guppygirl]

Aww, he's cute! Have you seen the Minion's fahaka puffer Martha?

 

[SirMinion]

Harley's markings are a lot different to Martha's!

Good luck with him, Fahakas are a lot of work, but very rewarding.

Here she is for comparison.

 

[Puffer_freak]

lovely fahaka!



I want a fahaka....

 

[bunjiweb]

Fahaka's vary in pattern alot! Although yours looks like the pictures of tetradon mbu puffers.... whether these are different i dont know, its hard to keep up with scientific names of a species you dont really know about, let alone one you do!

If you type in "tetradon fahaka" into Google image search it does come up with a couple which look alot like yours so i guess it must be a nice fahaka!

Ben

 

[Mr Miagi]

That is quite a difference, but with your high quality pics Sir Minion nobody knows!
they could also be of a different age or sex couldnt they!

 

[SirMinion]

If you type in "tetradon fahaka" into Google image search it does come up with a couple which look alot like yours so i guess it must be a nice fahaka!

tetraodon fahaka is now an obsolete synonym.

The correct scientific name is now tetraodon lineatus
Also known as:

• Fahaka Puffer
• Nile Puffer
• Coral Butterfly
• Lineated Puffer
• Martha
• Cookie

 

[Puffer_freak]

Nah, that's not quite mbu patterns!



The mbu's name is

tetroadon mbu



Love the other name for a Fahaka SirM!

 

[Ben]

and theres tetradon cookie

 

[Fishy411]

looks like a fahaka to me but i dont know much about them

 

[GSD]

WOW he is beautiful has he puffed yet?or do they do it all the time?

 

[Puffer_freak]

It's not particularly good for them to puff, actually!



It's generally a sign of stress, but some puffers do it when they want food...

 

[Fishy411]

theres a picture of martha.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...l=martha+puffed

its surprising how big they can get when they puff

 

[Paul_MTS]

looks like harleys on ebay....

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...4381349978&rd=1