Preston John Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Feeding one of my Tetraodon duboisi crawfish after injecting Vitamins into them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoolFish97 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 My Fahaka loves hikari sinking carnivore/massivore Other treats is it loves frozen prawns cockles and clams. Very lazy just sucks the meat out haha. Also loves mystery snails just the right size.. not to big or it's like nope to much effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian W Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 This is the exact topic I was going to start, thanks Preston John. And I know your the perfect person for this question. I recently got a baby schoutedeni puffer maybe 1 1/2” from Dan’s Fish. He’s captive breed (not in the states but I don’t know where) and seems to be doing great in his new home. I know Dan was mainly feeding them scuds and snails to plump them up a little. Since I got him/her it took about 4 days for me to get him/her to eat anything which was finally bloodworms. I’m still trying snails of varying sizes and no interest. I ordered in scuds just the other day so I’m going to start a colony but I tried a few with a dropper to him/her and maybe some interest but just not quick enough to eat one. So what I’m getting at is do you think at this young it’s ok to be just eating bloodworms? I have snails in the tank so if he/she decides to transfer over they are there. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 20 hours ago, Brian W said: This is the exact topic I was going to start, thanks Preston John. And I know your the perfect person for this question. I recently got a baby schoutedeni puffer maybe 1 1/2” from Dan’s Fish. He’s captive breed (not in the states but I don’t know where) and seems to be doing great in his new home. I know Dan was mainly feeding them scuds and snails to plump them up a little. Since I got him/her it took about 4 days for me to get him/her to eat anything which was finally bloodworms. I’m still trying snails of varying sizes and no interest. I ordered in scuds just the other day so I’m going to start a colony but I tried a few with a dropper to him/her and maybe some interest but just not quick enough to eat one. So what I’m getting at is do you think at this young it’s ok to be just eating bloodworms? I have snails in the tank so if he/she decides to transfer over they are there. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Brian- Feeding them bloodworms everyday for a few weeks/months is just fine. If the puffer isn’t interested in snails yet, just make sure you have a lot in the tank that are very small. One day you’ll look into the tank and find no snails and one fat puffer! Dan got his from an Indonesia breeder, so I’d make sure you do a proper worming like @Cory recommends. I also have some information on Health Care | Spotted Congo Puffer WWW.SPOTTEDCONGOPUFFER.COM Caring and Worming Spotted Congo Puffers and other Freshwater Puffers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 @Brian W little more on the feeding. schoutedeni teeth don’t grow too fast (males faster than females) and I’ve only seen one time that a large male had trouble eating because his caretaker only fed bloodworms and clams for three years. But we got it fixed over five months by feeding boat loads of very small snails every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian W Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 @Preston Johnthat’s a bit of a relief, thank you so much for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted October 25, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 25, 2020 I primarily feed clams on the half shell, and shrimp. I mix in ramshorn snails that I raise up in tanks eating fish food and such for a different vitamin set. Mix in other shelled things like muscles and different types of clams when I happen to pick em up from the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Home grown cherry shrimp, Ramshorn and MTS, frozen krill with vitachem, blood worms, and so far unsuccessfully claims on half shell for my small fahaka. Livebearers, frozen krill with vitachem, home grown cherry shrimp for my hairy puffer group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 My spotted congos are picky. Snails and bloodworms are pretty much all they will eat. If I under feed I can get my wild caught female to take a bite out of a freeze dried krill but she doesn't go back for me. The 2 I got from Preston won't take a bite of anything else that I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxC Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 5:44 PM, Brian W said: @Preston Johnthat’s a bit of a relief, thank you so much for the info. @Brian W I am in the same boat as you and been relying on blood worms for my puffer. She occasionally is picking off the smaller pond snails I put in the tank. Any chance you could post a pic of your puffer? Mine is healthy and happy but worried that there's possibly a defect with her tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I have 5 and their tails are straight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I feed my pea pond snails and whatever else he decides to eat in the community live bearer tank. Mainly I harvest snails from the other tanks and pop them in every few days to make sure he always has something to hunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 So far I’m feeding clams, fiddler crabs, blood worms, brine. Now I’m trying to get them to eat repashy with oyster shells in it. Oh rams horn snails. Breeding for my Amazon puffers and my Peas. I got lucky when I bought my peas because they had about 30 together all during quarantine in California. I wanted 5 and ended up with 2 males and 3 females. I’m not sure why they barely fight over the ladies. My guess they had been at the fish shop for 4 months. Love them to death. I feel lucky because they barely fight. One hit one then the other. Don’t blink because it happens so quick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian W Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 @MaxCsorry it took me so long to catch your post. Your puffer does look like it has got a deformity but I bet he’s just fine (adds character). I’ve yet to see mine with the fin opened up so I can’t see it being a big deal. Here’s a couple pics of mine, and good luck with yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian W Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I mean here’s some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffandstuff Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) I feed my fahaka ramshorns I breed, mystery snails sometimes. I'm trying to get a large enough colony of them growing. Fresh and frozen clams of any type I find, crayfish, red claw and fiddler crabs,, mussels, shrimp, krill. I just recently got two colonies of self cloning crayfish going, so that will help a lot. Edited November 13, 2020 by Puffandstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 14 hours ago, Puffandstuff said: I feed my fahaka ramshorns I breed, mystery snails sometimes. I'm trying to get a large enough colony of them growing. Fresh and frozen clams of any type I find, crayfish, red claw and fiddler crabs,, mussels, shrimp, krill. I just recently got two colonies of self cloning crayfish going, so that will help a lot. I’d love to learn more about the crayfish cultures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffandstuff Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I dont know a lot, just what I've been reading lately. They are the marbled crayfish. Or nickname self cloning crayfish. They are all female and reproduce with no interaction from another. One lone female will carry and hatch eggs over and over. I've purchased 8 young ones about 3 weeks ago. So I can't say from experience yet. But I have found a lot of folks on the web that seem successful with them. Care seems to be just like the common feeder crayfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I feed my pea puffers mainly frozen bloodworms and I’ve got pond, rams horn, and MTS snails raising up in the tank and taking over. I’ve gotten them to show some interest in vibra bites but not much, as well as freeze dried bloodworms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnol D Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I just picked up my first dwarf pea puffer about 30 minutes ago and its currently acclimating to the tank. I have a tank full of "helpful snails" being ramshorn and bladder that i hope i can feed it but i also picked up some frozen blood worms (which i guess i just thaw a few and drop them in the tank). I think the belly is solid yellow which would point towards her being a female but once she finishes acclimating i hope i will be able to tell better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 My pea puffer gets ramshorn, pond and bladder snails. Sometimes in the warmer months I collect mosquito larvae as a treat; he loves chasing them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnol D Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 @H.K.Luterman does it go after all size snails or jsut small ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, Marnol D said: @H.K.Luterman does it go after all size snails or jsut small ones? I give him little ones, stuff that he seems to tackle quickly. Anything too big he doesn't seem to get at as well. If I'm unsure on size, I'll crush the snails first between two spoons, and give him the resulting pancake: no problem getting it all that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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