my new puffers

[daveho]

hey guys here in aus there isnt alot of range when it comes to freswater/brackish puffers. we dont have dwarf, greenspot, figure 8, amazon. nothing at all really. what we do have are these guys known as common toad fish (Tetractenos hamiltoni). hope u like em, there isnt alot of info on keeping em ( they are considered a bit of a pest).

 

[daveho]

 

[Maxkolbe]

Nice puffers. I don't see how that could be a pest.

 

[clearancepuppy]

I've never heard of these.

 

[Cynic]

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[marsh]

cool, the name fits. They look big!

 

[daveho]

Thanks for the kind words guys just startin out with puffers and im loving it

 

[Bubble_B0y]

OMG - you are from Australia!

I'm from Sydney

May I ask where you got your Freshwater puffers from? -- I can't find them anywhere (only saltwater varieties)

Thanks. Your puffers look great!

 

[Bubble_B0y]

I found this for YOU

Common Toadfish, Tetractenos hamiltoni (Gray & Richardson, 1843) - Australian Museum

You have the Common Toadfish (Tetractenos hamiltoni)


There is also another puffer available legally in Australia. It is the Smooth Toadfish, (Tetractenos glaber)
Smooth Toadfish, Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813) - Australian Museum

 

[daveho]

These guys are the same you would pull from the harbor they arnt really freshwater but this time of year they move inland to spawn. These s where found in an sg of.008. But i was at the same loss for ages trying to get an f8 or somethin but the common toadie dose me well

 

[Zippo1313]

Those are sweet I wish I could get those here in ohio USA I'd trade my figure eights for sure