Puffer Live Food

[Micky_Fahaka]

What experiences have people had when feeding puffers live food and what have you used?

 

[Nate_N_Nicole]

I feed Rosie Reds once and a while maybe like one a month... I havent had any problems thus far!!!

 

[RobD23]

puffers more then any fish are seceptable to all deseases ... i had a two inch fahaka that grew to 6 inches ...then one day i decided to give him feeders he got ick...tried to uses meds they didn't help...my poor little bugger died shortly after

 

[Micky_Fahaka]

Bless, The only live stuff ive fed my fahaka are snails and crabs, havent got round to givin him fish yet!

 

[myles]

I had the same experiance, i tried live foods for my fahaka once and he got ick and he was really sick for about a month or so but finily pulled thru, now all i feed him live are snails and fresh water clams and the odd batch of ghost shrimp.

 

[Icedkore]

I've had puffer for years and I stay away from feeder fish but I do feed them crayfish, ghost shrimp, clams, and kind of little crabs. All so salad shrimp from the grocery store works very well. I like feed frozen better becausae its easier to get awholed of.

 

[Icedkore]

Puffers get disease just as easy as clown loaches and anyother scaleless fish. for Ick bump your temp up to about 79-82 can use a half dose of a non-copper based ich med.

 

[DeLgAdO]

i dont recommend live feeders

they need hard crunchy food like clams, snail, crabs, etc etc

puffer teeth grow constantly and need a supply of crunchy food to keep em in check

 

[Hakon]

I use snails and crab and stuff. Some live snails, but usually broken.

 

[Micky_Fahaka]

Sounds like same stuff ive been givin him, snails, crabs and prawns for the supermarket! He loves lance fish heads as well!