What kind of puffer is this?

[shadow]

Ok so I ordered a Stellatus puffer from nyaquatics.com and received my order today. I was very pleased everything was nicely shipped and everything was alive and eating out of the bag. After seeing the puffer though I had a feeling it wasnt a Stellatus but a mappa because from what I have seen stellatus have a dotted design while the mappa has lines plus it looks very similar to the mappa I had. What do you think?

 

[shadow]

Here is a better video

 

[shadow]

No one knows?

Also my avatar is my mappa just for a comparison.

 

[christopherjay]

Looks like a mappa

 

[shadow]

Yeah that's what im thinking he just looks a tad different from my last one. Im sure though that it couldn't be a stellatus.

 

[fish scales2]

You will find out soon enough, just track the growth of this little guy and if he is 4" by Christmas then you will know for sure that he is a Stellatus. Mappas have a lighter tone on the underbody. Many mappa are also spotted so there is no reason that a stellatus could not be striped. THe biggest difference is the size that these guys can get. Stellatus 40" and a Mappa 7"

He does look like a Mappa to me though.

 

[thanh386]

40 "?????

 

[shadow]

Whoa 40" thats big. Hopefully hes a mappa. Thanks for the info!