Auriglobus nefastus

[south coast nelly]

I beleive this is the ones for sale in my lfs...marked as emerald puffers, man said there true freshwater puffers like the dwarf puffers...
they have a stunning almost electric green colouring,really attracted me and thats unusual for small fish, they are around 2-3inch in the shop, as before they seem to act alot like these small 4-5inch marine trigger fish i saw..

info if poss?

 

[Fat Homer]

If i remember correctly, then yes they are Full Freshwater fish which remain pretty small (under 13-15cm max)...

I would wait for some one with a bit more knowledge to drop more info though, as i'm not too familiar with this species of puffer...

 

[Pufferpunk]

More than likely, an A modestus or silus. They remain smaller than the nefastus, which I've never seen available in the aquarium trade.

Here is my modestus:

Modestus has a deep chest. The silus is slimmer-boddied.

 

[Mount_Prion]

Resurrecting this thread to hopefully find some info.

Just saw some of these on aquabid and they seem like they could be fun for a smaller tank, like a 20g or something. I read that they live eating the scales/fins of other fish. Does this mean that they wouldn't need a diet of food with shells on?

Anybody kept these since the time of the thread?

 

[golcondorus]

I just bought two today for my 40 gallon breeder. I got them at the wet spot in portland oregon, they are only half an inch right now. from what i have read, searched for, heard is that they are VERY agressive especially when full grown, and their teeth grow a bit fast so trimming may be needed. so, yes they need a very crunchy diet. the two i got earlier today are still scared and hiding in the tank. IM looking foreward on growing these guys up. thats about all the info i have really right now, i think most will come from experience.

 

[Mount_Prion]

I just bought two today for my 40 gallon breeder. I got them at the wet spot in portland oregon, they are only half an inch right now. from what i have read, searched for, heard is that they are VERY agressive especially when full grown, and their teeth grow a bit fast so trimming may be needed. so, yes they need a very crunchy diet. the two i got earlier today are still scared and hiding in the tank. IM looking foreward on growing these guys up. thats about all the info i have really right now, i think most will come from experience.

Thanks! I'm still very interested in them but I guess if they have the same dental issues I'll pass. My fahaka keeps me busy enough with those!

 

[golcondorus]

Yeah, im just gonna see how it goes with the teeth thing. Their not eating yet, still getting used to things. I reallyike em so far, they are thinner than your average puffer and faster too. They remind me of a trigger fish.


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[Oddballfanatic]

I would want one of those puffers.

 

[Pufferpunk]

They are on the top of the list of puffers that need regular dentistry. Plan on every 4 months.