puffer fish

Aren't they great? I would love to have one of them... specially these salt and pepper ...

They are from Jonathan Adler an american (excellent) designer .

I have always love the thought of puffer fish, eventhough I haven't seen it live until last september. I love to draw them because they look so cute. The thought of a fish that puffs up into a ball everytime it feel threatens is just so funny. What is a more intriguing fact about puffer fish that I found out (from reading lots of japanese comic book and watching anime) is that most of their body part are poisonous, however a part of it .. (I'm not quite sure which part ) is suppose to be really tasty and is considered as a delicacy in Japan. Again from my japanese comic world of knowledge, chefs that cook puffer fish seems to need a certificate to be able to actually cook them, understandably one needs a lot of practice and experience to cut the fish up in order to avoid killing their customers.

Other funny things about them is that dolphins love to play around with the puffer fish treating it as a ball (wiki), also that there are special puffer fish dentist!!(my friend).

Anyways my first time to see one of them was at our friends house. I love it, he has got blue eyes,funny parrot like beak and ridicolously smaller than its body fins. The moment I laid eyes on him I kept saying " can we have puffer fish please? please can we have our own puffer fish.." on and on like an annoying whiny child. hahahhahhaha.. However as soon as they explain to me that puffer fish are really difficult to have as a pet, because it needs a lot of equipment and very detail maintenance, also the same with any other pet it will be really difficult for us to travel and have holidays, I was quite happy not to have one.

After looking at it a while in its normal state I asked continously about it puffing up " what does it look like when it puffs up? does it puffs up often? how long does it take for it to go normal after it puffs up? "etc.. So my male friend who owns it said.. " I know how to make it puff up" *cheeky grin* I was like " how? can I see? don't hurt him though" and he said " It wont hurt him he will be fine, I have done it before" *he laughs*

So he waited until his girlfriend was outside, took of the nozle of the water purifying thingy, then he waited until the pufferfish swam underneath the thingy and he turned the thing on higher so it sucked the pufferfish .... AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... and it got sucked in instead of it puffing up before (to prevent it self being sucked) we were panicking..I was horrified and stoped the thingy and the puffer fish came out ok.. (a bit dizzy perhaps)

I said " ooooo.... you shouldnt have done that ... poor little thing" he said" O i know.. I wont do it again, i just did it because last time it happen accidentally and it was ok"

WOoofdsljhoof... that was a relief.