Feeding a Spotted puffer

[papastew]

My spotted puffers eat like horses and they are only about an inch long. I am trying to figure out what to give them to keep their beeks worn down. I put a few fiddler crabs in the tank with them and they did eat one of them but don't seem interested in them anymore. I know that they will go after snails too but I would want to start breeding them before feeding them or it will become a little expensive. I did purchase some dried shrimp for them and they love it. Is it enough to give them shrimp or is it not hard eough to really do anything?

 

[Madame_X]

I've been told that anything with a shell (including shrimp and krill) is helpful, but snails are a must to grind that beak down.

You can try ghost shrimp until you get your snail population going. My South American puffer sometimes eats them, sometimes leaves them alone.

I wouldn't worry about snails becoming expensive, though. You just want to use the small common snails that many consider a nuisance, and they breed quickly!

 

[papastew]

Yeah I know once they get going they breed quickley but I really don't know much about having snails.

 

[Pufferpunk]

http://www.pufferfish.co.uk/aquaria/foods/snails.htm

http://www.aaquaria.com/aquasource/snailsforpuffers.shtml

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/gspsart.htm

 

[papastew]

Thanks ofr the links pufferpunk.

 

[Pufferpunk]