Training puffer

[lilacamy931]

Hey peeps

Any tips on how you have trained your lurkers onto dead foods? I have a little miurus and so far only eating live shrimp. I am trying live worms (though may be a bit big) and frozen mussel, looking to get whitebait but could do with some tips. I am trying to use feeding tongs also so can move about but no luck

 

[Pufferpunk]

http://www.**************.com/forum/library/feeding/problems-feeding-your-puffer/
http://www.**************.com/forum/library/feeding/feedingproblems/

 

[scorp]

Everything said in the articles, movement is the key. At least it was with my T. suvattiis.

 

[purplecandle]

not an absolute fact, but myself and others (from what I have read) had a lot of luck with thawed market shrimp

 

[lilacamy931]

Have read those links before, thanks again. Just wondered what had worked for individuals. I must order some qood quality market shrimp and give that a go next, thanks.

 

[scorp]

Have read those links before, thanks again. Just wondered what had worked for individuals. I must order some qood quality market shrimp and give that a go next, thanks.

with miurus you should probably try small silvery fish

 

[ryverrat]

With Hoover (my congo) the only dead food he will take is market shrimp or clams (all frozen then thawed). As far as live foods- only things he goes for is fish and crayfish. I do not suggest feeding crayfish unless you can treat them for parasites and quarantine for a month. Feeder fish are just as bad or even worse. To avoid feeding him diseased fatty feeder fish, I have been raising mollies in brackish water for feeders. Takes 2 more tanks and some work but worth it (if you check the Puffer Forum Pufferpedia entry, congos are piscivores- fish eaters).