A Day for A Swim

A pufferfish swims by and says Hi to all you fish lovers and friends, and then goes on its merry way in search of little things. Having a salt water aquarium provides many moments of observation of animals that live along the reef. This pufferfish sleeps tightly at nighttime lying vertically and perfectly still against the rocks or the glass. Fortunately the aquarium is not a dangerous place, but in the natural environment, during its deep sleeping state, there are pinching crabs, cephlapods such as squid or octopii or cuttlefish, and of course, larger fish ready to swallow our lovely friend. One false move, he's discovered and then he's gulped. How sad! I don't want to think about it any more .

Tapir and Friends Animal Store has a wide selection of realistic plastic tropical reef fish for sale including a plastic pufferfish and an especially fascinating plastic boxfish, a close relative to our finned fellow. Some of our plastic fish float but don't belong in an aquarium with live fish. Some things just don't mix at anytime night or day.

by Lee

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

NEW - Plastic Box Fish at Tapir and Friends

F1945 B155 - Plastic Boxfish, 4 inches long

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This cute plastic box fish is new at Tapir and Friends Online Animal Store.

Our Plastic Boxfish

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic boxfish miniature is made of hollow flexible plastic with bendable fins. IT FLOATS! This replica has detailed scales and is painted turquoise blue and yellow. Our toy box fish has distinct black eyes and a red mouth and is 4 inches long from tail to the tips of its frontal protrusions.This blue and yellow boxfish makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. Our plastic blue and yellow boxfish is for decoration or play only. Even though it floats, it should NOT be put in your aquarium with living fish. Check out our other fish toys and gifts.

About Boxfish

Boxfishes are of the family Ostraciidae and are closely related to pufferfish, cowfish and trunkfish. They are a common tropical fish and are found in reefs throughout tropical waters mainly in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Ocean. They come in a variety of different colors, and are notable for the hexagonal or "honeycomb" patterns in their skin and box-like bony skeletons. They swim in a rowing manner. Boxfish have large armour-like scales fused together to form a triangular box-shape. These brightly colored reef fish swim very slowly and some species excude a poisonous substance from their skin which discourages predators.

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