Tactical Error Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Will pea puffers eat Malaysian trumpet snails? I’ve got an empty ten gallon kicking around, and a bumper crop of MTS, and the wheels are turning….this could be a thing… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Various forums debate this point. I've never seen ours eat MTS, but they certainly can slice into a pond snail! Here's a video that purports to show a Pea Puffer eating MTS. Not the best angles, but it's promising... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical Error Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Things that make you go hhhmmmm…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 MTS are definitely not their preferred species, but they will snack on them if nothing else is available. For mine, in order of preference, whiteworms, live Daphnia, blackworms, scuds, Grindal worms, bladder snails, ramshorns, microlife that’s too small or well-hidden for me to see, nearly anything else, then MTS. I’m sure I’ve forgotten something. Oh, they will eat microworms and vinegar eels when very young, then ignore them as they get older and bigger because after the peas reach a certain size, it appears that going after such tiny worms is too far beneath their dignity. 😝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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