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The image you showed, OP (or so I believe) and my own are small spotted pufferfish. I purchased a spotted puffer from a Petco about 8 years ago for 7.99 because "I thought it was cute". I learned a lot, and I still have Puffinstuff today. These brackish fish are remarkably hardy, although they do need salt, a heater, and at least 7 gallons to their own.
A fish bowl is not suitable for any fish other than those with labrynth organs (that allow them to breathe air from the surface). Fish bowls suffocate most fish (yes, fish need to breathe air through their gills, and need bubblers to do so). Any fish enthusiast such as myself (and by the sound of it, 162306) knows that there are MANY kinds of chemical balances that need to be observed within an animal-bearing aquarium, not just levels of oxygen in the water.
Puffer fish have many interesting traits. Mine enjoys fried chicken. Puffers have beaks that constantly grow, and necessitate hard shells and other foods to keep their beaks from overgrowing - which can cause serious health issues, including death. A puffers beak can overgrow and puncture its' own flesh, even its brain.
If you are willing to maintain delicate chemical and filtration balances and also maintain the physical health of your fish in a very hands-on manner, the puffer is the fish for you. Posted is a chunky spotted puffer.
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