Tetraodon sabahensis

[darb]

Hello,

Looking for suggestions water parameters for my Saba Puffer.

I am currently holding him/her at about 1.04/5 SG.

[Lode]

Welcome to the forum Darb, good to have a Tetraodon sabahensis owner amongst us

I have no personal experience with the sabahensis. What I've heard they accept a variety of saltinity. I wouldn't be surprised if you can compare it with the Tetraodon fluviatilis. Thus lower saltinity at young age and higher salitinity as an adult.

Do you have pictures of your sabahensis you can show us?

[Nanda]

Hi Darb!

Welcome to our forum!

I’m very curious about your pictures to.

The sabahensis is known to be a very rare fish. There are some doubt about the habitat and scientific names for this species. Some scientist claim it’s a synonym for the T. fluviatillis, while others think it’s closer to the T. nigroviridis, some say it is a specie of it’s own. So it’s very special to have this fish among us.

Most puffersites aim for a saltiness of 1.004 - 1.006. It’s still a gamble. My advice is to observe the fish, how does he seem to feel; how is his behavior; does he has the right color; etc.

How big is the puffer?

[darb]

[Lode]

Deddo and Mniek from our forum have a Tetraodon sabahensis. You can view their topic here: http://www.kogelforum.lode.biz/forum/vi ... a&start=30 (Dutch language). I will go through their topic and check their water parameters and also ask them to reply in this topic

The best guess I have is to look at the natural habitat. I woudn't be surprised if the sabahensis gets born in a fresh to light brackish environment en migrates to the more saltier (or even marine) area's when it gets older, so it can hunt for larger prey and feels more confident because of it's size. But it's all still guessing...

Fantastic photo's! How long have you had him?

Would it be ok for us to use the pictures for our database?

[Nanda]

Hi!

Wow! What a great fish!
Very nice pictures! Thank for sharing!
Bowie (the name of the sabahensis of mniek and deddo) is no longer amongst us. He died after two months or something.
They had have kept bowie at a saltiness level of 1.005 I thought.

I think you could be right about that picture of the ‘nigroviridis’. They do get mixed up a lot. Most people who come across a sabahensis were told in the shop it’s a nigroviridis.

I think your puffer could be at the right level of saltiness right now. He looks bright and healthy to me.
How big is he? What do you feed him?

I’m curious about that green spot… Keep us posted if it’s changing over the months/years. It would be very nice if we could light up some of the mysteries about this puffer, so people can keep it in better health.

[Nanda]

Okay here are the picture's:





















The shape of the body and the drawing on his back, looks like it is a nigroviridis. I just can’t place his colored belly on some pictures. It could be a sign of stress. But what about the tail?

These are my puffers. They sometimes show stress signs to but never that obvious.











I’m very curious about your opinion.

[darb]

[darb]

[Nanda]

Hey!

Haha of course I know that site .
I think most of us do. It’s pretty much the English version of us with some differences. But they also don’t have all the answers so I’m very curious about the opinions from sabahensis keepers.

It would be nice if we all could tell more about this rare puffer. This so we could provide a better environment and a longer life for the puffer.

And I’m just very curious what the (mostly very minor) differences are between a T. nigroviridis and the T. sabahensis. There are so many stories and theories about the sabahensis. I think it would be cool to find out witch are true.

Thnx for the links by the way! I already saw them once, but they stay interesting.

I’ve started a topic in the Dutch part of our forum, with the question to members to post pictures of their T. nigrovirdisses and sabahensisses. http://www.kogelforum.lode.biz/forum/vi ... =27&t=1681

Do you have any more puffers?