Black dog face puffer!!!

[tkiry1]

Now in my 60 gallon that is part of my system just to get more comfortable...

 

[tkiry1]

So in the bucket and 60 it looked like the above pictures.. The website has the below pic.. As soon as I put them into my display they turned to this...

Weird.. I guess once they get used to my tank they will go more black.. I have no idea what puffer this is...

 

[tkiry1]

By guineafowl and new guy... New guy not black.. Lol... Anybody is this normal? I know my mappa can change colors on the fly...

 

[Jofiel]

What stands out as weird to me is that the eyes are a different color!

 

[Mfreddy]

That's quite interesting. I agree with Jofiel, not only are the eyes different color but the prominent "brow" above them is gone.

Here's the closest I can get. My puffer doesn't inflate very often but 13 months ago I snapped a pic of him after he deflated, with micro bubbles all over him. This is the same puffer as above. Check it out:

 

[tkiry1]

That's quite interesting. I agree with Jofiel, not only are the eyes different color but the prominent "brow" above them is gone.

Here's the closest I can get. My puffer doesn't inflate very often but 13 months ago I snapped a pic of him after he deflated, with micro bubbles all over him. This is the same puffer as above. Check it out:

What is your guy? A black dogface? I know there are morphs of those puffers.. I will see how he is in morning.. Turned lights out to calm everybody down

 

[Mfreddy]

What is your guy? A black dogface? I know there are morphs of those puffers.. I will see how he is in morning.. Turned lights out to calm everybody down

Yes, the same one pictured in post 4 on this thread. I had 4 to choose from and I chose the one with the distinctive markings around the eyes.

 

[tkiry1]

Yes, the same one pictured in post 4 on this thread. I had 4 to choose from and I chose the one with the distinctive markings around the eyes.

So both of ours are not the true Solomon Islands black dogface? I know they are impossible to get.. But where I bought them at, the pic was the Solomon Islands black dogface puffer.. I'm not complaining, I think the coloring is great and will blacken up when relaxed... Just trying to get info I guess....

 

[Mfreddy]

Let's wait for the experts to chime in. I think I'm comfortable saying the pic you posted and the fish in post 4 are the same species.

 

[tkiry1]

Let's wait for the experts to chime in. I think I'm comfortable saying the pic you posted and the fish in post 4 are the same species.

Did u ever see these tusks? Pink one passed.. Got them from Michael at nyaquatics...

 

[Mfreddy]

No I haven't. Are they related to the harlequin tusk?

 

[tkiry1]

No I haven't. Are they related to the harlequin tusk?

There a tuskfish.. I think more like a Jordan tuskfish

 

[tkiry1]

Let's wait for the experts to chime in. I think I'm comfortable saying the pic you posted and the fish in post 4 are the same species.

I found this puffer on nyaquatics.... Looks like mine..

 

[tkiry1]

I'm not too happy with my order there is no way I received this guy that was on the website

Mine looks like a starry puffer Arothron Stellatus please a puffer pro chime in here...

Here is mine thdt I received this morning

Not the Guinea fowl..

Here is starry puffer on a website.. Same markings different lighting that's all

 

[Jofiel]

Have you contacted them? Maybe it was an error.

What about the second of the two you got? What does it look like now?

 

[tkiry1]

Have you contacted them? Maybe it was an error.

What about the second of the two you got? What does it look like now?

The same but smaller.. He gave me a 4 sec video of them.. But it was poor quality.. It looked black definitely not the ones I received.. I have been emailing them and they get good reviews.. I don't want to bad mouth yet...

 

[lion king]

I don't think those are dog face puffers, Arothron nigropunctatus; the shape of the face tells you everything you need to know. The black dogface puffer doesn't always have gold eyes, but they do have that dog snout. To me one looks like a Arothron meleagris, and one looks like a Arothron stellatus. Either one of those gets huge.

 

[tkiry1]

I don't think those are dog face puffers, Arothron nigropunctatus; the shape of the face tells you everything you need to know. The black dogface puffer doesn't always have gold eyes, but they do have that dog snout. To me one looks like a Arothron meleagris, and one looks like a Arothron stellatus. Either one of those gets huge.

The picture of my tank with that puffer and my guineafowl, u think that one is Stellatus or the other guy?

I bought from ibluewater for first time, any experience with them? Online on some forums they looked legit and people were happy.. Any input is great... Thanks

 

[lion king]

Yeah I was looking at the pic with the guineafowl, I think the other is a starry. As far ibluewater goes, I never could get any info on them or found anyone that had gotten anything from them. I was a little skeptical because they had alot of rare and harder to find fish, that really rarely show up; much less all in the same place. I also thought their prices were all over the place, they have a yellow fuzzy lion for 295; which is what caught my eye but I wasn't going to pay that much for it. I was hoping it would turn out well, and even a little jealous because of how long I had looked for one.

 

[tkiry1]

Yeah I was looking at the pic with the guineafowl, I think the other is a starry. As far ibluewater goes, I never could get any info on them or found anyone that had gotten anything from them. I was a little skeptical because they had alot of rare and harder to find fish, that really rarely show up; much less all in the same place. I also thought their prices were all over the place, they have a yellow fuzzy lion for 295; which is what caught my eye but I wasn't going to pay that much for it. I was hoping it would turn out well, and even a little jealous because of how long I had looked for one.

They said in morning they would give me a full refund minus shipping via PayPal. The guy would not admit anything that it was a mistake or if I would not notice.. Lol.. I am a huge puffer guy so I know my puffers.. Lol... So I guess they never had the true midnight dogface puffer.. So disappointed.. I better receive my refund.. I thinned out some of my fish i had to make room.. So so disappointed... Those tusks that I have I have in one of my pictures, have you ever seen them or any info? Got them from Michael at nyaquatics who is great.. The pinkish tusk passed never ate... Here is a picture again....