MBU puffer question.

[Nyrkorey]

So my buddy recently got ide say about 4inch MBU puffer. He was asking me some questions but I really couldn't answer them since I don't own any, so I figured ide come and ask here.

As for feeding that small, what would you recommend feeding him, with him being small, since clams would be way to big?

2nd question would be how often? I see tons of mix feeding reviews everywhere?

 

[tlindsey]

So my buddy recently got ide say about 4inch MBU puffer. He was asking me some questions but I really couldn't answer them since I don't own any, so I figured ide come and ask here.

As for feeding that small, what would you recommend feeding him, with him being small, since clams would be way to big?

2nd question would be how often? I see tons of mix feeding reviews everywhere?

I like Murphy
https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/tetraodon-mbu-the-under-water-giant-puppy

 

[Nyrkorey]

I like Murphy
https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/tetraodon-mbu-the-under-water-giant-puppy

Yeah I read his article it's good, it goes over for his puffer now unfortunately that he's really big and eats everything lol.. i guess I'll have him start with shrimp and maybe clams with half the shell off. Not much input out there with juvenile mbu

 

[tlindsey]

Yeah I read his article it's good, it goes over for his puffer now unfortunately that he's really big and eats everything lol.. i guess I'll have him start with shrimp and maybe clams with half the shell off. Not much input out there with juvenile mbu

I would also feed small snails. May be able to get some free from a lfs.

 

[Nyrkorey]

I would also feed small snails. May be able to get some free from a lfs.

Yeah I was thinking that too. Maybe have him pick up some that breed alot and see what happens, it would be free food at that point

 

[Fishman Dave]

Malayan trumpet snails would be good. You can breed those easily (try stopping them) and feed them on cooked musselmeat, which you can also feed the mbu on too.
My puffers used to love both and now my loaches do.

 

[Nyrkorey]

Malayan trumpet snails would be good. You can breed those easily (try stopping them) and feed them on cooked musselmeat, which you can also feed the mbu on too.
My puffers used to love both and now my loaches do.

So you suggest cooking the muscle meat? I always thought they liked raw, all though I never owned a puffer so I have zero clue about any of this lol should he buy the precooked muscles then just defrost them and put the snails with it? You wanna leave the snail shell on right?

 

[Fishman Dave]

I use the precooked shelled musselmeat as this contains less thiaminese and yes, snails with shells on, until he is big enough to start tackling cockles.

 

[puffers4puffers]

I am aware of the thiaminase (potential) problem.
I got my mbu in January of 2020. It was 3”
Today it’s about 24”
I feed it the discarded clams from the local fish market, frozen 16/20count shrimp and FW blue claw prawns
When it was smaller it got crayfish

 

[Aqua626]

Freshwater or Brackish?