How much should I feed my figure 8 puffers?

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DNordbak

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
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.
 
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.
 
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!)..
 
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.
 
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