I Got My Puffers!!!!!!!!

[RENEGADE]

Atlast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
took me almost a year but I went to the LFS and they had them!

I wanted two but only had $5 and they were $2.99 but when I told the guy he said he would give me one for free!

but heres my problem
I've been letting my snail tank go.......so no baby snails:sad:
I read somewhere on here that I could feed them Bloodworms too
Which are better Frozen or live? At one of my LFS a 1oz. is like 25¢ or 50¢ ....something like that.....
Also there babies (about the size of your pinky nail) so I should feed them everyday right?


Thats it for now (I think )

I'M SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RENEGADE]

Well I read somewhere they like misquto larva so I was able to find a few....one of the puffers ate 2 but then the guppys found out that they tast good but on of them wouldn't eat them....I'm a little worried

But I went to the LFS and got live bloodworms but I haven't tried to feed them to my DPs yet (I hope they eat them)

 

[MonoSebaelover]

A lot of times dwarves come in with internal parasites so that could be why one has eaten. I would try frozen bloodworms, frozen brine, and frozen mosquito larvae. Anyway, hope this helps and good luck with them!

 

[RENEGADE]

Ok this morning I feed them the Bloodworms the bigger one likes them and I got the little one to get a bite before the guppy found out what they were I'm going to have to put them in diff tanks but I don't have any more room :sad

 

[DrDeath]

I have become friendly with my local seafood market. When they clean their displays each night they save me a few crab chunks (for free). I also buy a couple of shell on shrimp. My GSP loves them. It won't touch snails, and seems to like frozen brine shrimp also. Just keep trying different things!

 

[RENEGADE]

Thanks Dr.D

BTW will they eat raw fish?
I ask because I go fishing alot. (my freezer is full right now)


OH! I almost forgot,
I got the little one to eat a whole bloodworm! I had to take him out of the tank and put him in a cup after he ate I put him back but he's really shy!!!

 

[Pufferpunk]

Crustaceons are their staple diet in the wild.

 

[RENEGADE]

yeah I'm waiting for my snails to get frisky
Figurs that when you need then they stop procreating

 

[cdawson]

I wouldn't feed them anything from our oceans unless it's been boiled or thoroughly cleaned.

 

[Firsttanks]

Try distracting the guppies with floating flakes and then use a turkey baster to pump the bloodworms down to the Dwarves.