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DNordbak
10-17-2005, 11:26 PM
I got 2 Figure 8 puffers from a LFS, and like most new fish owners, am worried about feeding them too little/too much. They are both about 1 1/2 inches (counting tails). How much would you recommend I feed them?
I have both brine shrimp and krill, and they seem to love either of them.

DNordbak
10-17-2005, 11:28 PM
Should have mentioned, I am currently feeding them combined half a cube of brine shrimp a day, or one krill each, trying to switch it every other day.

DeLgAdO
10-17-2005, 11:32 PM
puffers should be fed an almost constant supplie of crunchy foods,

as their beaks (like rodant teeth) are constantly growing, and if their break grow too long it inhibits theri ability to eat. . .. so they starve.

feed you guys 3 times a day

breakfast lunch and dinner ( use small portions)

and trim those teeth one a month or so.

Miles
10-18-2005, 1:13 AM
I feed my F-8 whenever his Belly dosnt look bloated.. So like once every 2 or 3 days he gets a piece or two of freeze-dried krill (crunchy!)..

mbierzyc
10-18-2005, 12:52 PM
this is a bit different, but I have a green spotted puffer that's about 3.5" and I feed him once a day, about 5 peices of freeze dried krill. He loves it. This may be overfeeding, anyone think so? He eats it all pretty quickly.