How much food?

[arsenalkt]

I'm always worried I'm overfeeding or underfeeding my 75 gallon tank. My pufferfish has a big belly but he's not shaped like the one at the pet store his size, all his fat is in his belly. I feed them a cube a day and there's a stars and stripes pufferfish, hawkfish, damselfish and gold headed goby.

 

[herp_mommy]

a cube a day? Try feeding them as much as they'll consume in a few minutes.

 

[Stinky Pete]

I don't think a 75 g is big enough for a Stars and Stripes puffer. They get quite large.

 

[mr_X]

Those puffers need to eat through shells to wear down their teeth. You should be giving it clams or snails or something like that to gnaw on. I think as much as they can eat in a few minutes is way too much food though. How large are these fish?

 

[arsenalkt]

He's about 4 inches and there are live snails in there for him to feed on as well. Yeah, if I fed him as much as he'd eat in a minute it would be alottt of food. haha