Puffer diet

edikpok · #1 10-01-2009, 05:41 AM

Ray - Mine used to LOVE silversides. It was like dessert for him. Until one day I bought a few live clams from T&T and he died a few days later! Big F****ing mistake on my part- I had him for about 6 months and he was my favourite guy.

Later on, I've read that many clams have bacteria in them that kill the fish so you must freeze it to kill the bacteria and bluh bluh bluh....

I will stick to silversides....

Anthony - you cracked me up! "poofie eats better than I do"

hehehhehe

burrows14 · #2 10-01-2009, 07:22 PM

I gave him a cut up silverside for breakfast today at first he didn't know what to do with it and the my clarki stole the other peice and fed my nem. Tonight I'm gonna hand feed him like I do with the krill to make sure he get all of it. It's pretty funny that last night he let me scratch his head and looked upset that I stopped. Everytime I'm near the tank he goes up to the water line expecting me to pet him lol how funny is that!

banditpowdercoat · #3 10-01-2009, 09:45 PM

My Puffer just past a coupe weeks ago. We were only feeding him Dried krill. Could that have been the cause?? I tried some cooked shrimp, had it here, he ate it, but not as well as the Krill. I dont know if I can get silversides here in my town?? are they common at the grocery store? Wife wants another puffer, so do I acctually. But want to make sure it wasnt my feedin that killed him???

Another thing, My puffer never came out unless I held food near him to coax him out. Then when feeding over, back behind the rocks he went. ANd how many times should they be fed??? Mostly, my fish only get fed in the evening. The Tangs munch algae but pellets in evening.

edikpok · #4 10-02-2009, 01:16 AM

if you feed them shrimps, do not use the cooked ones - they have lost most of their nutrients/vitamins. Use the raw or uncooked ones - easy to tell - they are not red

you can also use uncooked prawns. I usually chop mine into pieces before eeding it to my fish....

burrows14 · #5 10-02-2009, 01:42 AM

+1 on the uncooked shrimp. i bought flats of frozen krill and silversides from J&L and i add a drop of garlic and selcon. I have no idea where in your area to find them. I have freeze fried krill but have yet to use them

burrows14 · #6 10-02-2009, 01:43 AM

P.S sorry about the loss of your puffer

how old was he?

Leah · #7 10-02-2009, 01:46 AM

Where can I get freeze fried krill he he, your puffer is adorable

banditpowdercoat · #8 10-02-2009, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by burrows14

P.S sorry about the loss of your puffer

how old was he?

I only had him for a couple months, He was pretty small, size of a tennis ball maybe??

but the last 3 fish I have goten from JL have not lived long. Just not having luck

bulletsworld · #9 10-19-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by edikpok

Until one day I bought a few live clams from T&T and he died a few days later! Later on, I've read that many clams have bacteria in them that kill the fish so you must freeze it to kill the bacteria and bluh bluh bluh....

I've always fed my porcupine puffers in the past live clams from T&T Asian Market. Actually just yesterday I picked up from the T&T Asian market in Calgary & fed my Stewie (a.k.a Griffie) the porcupine puffer a live clam, a live mussel and a live oyster, just yesterday!

That can totally be possible about live bacteria on them though.

I never thought of that. Good call! Thanks for posting about that. I will freeze the future ones.

Otherwise, over the years I've had & nursed a few porkie puffers back to life, as they are one of my fav fish. Now I have a large porcupine puffer named Stewie and I have fun feeding him stuff. When I first got him, he barely ate and if he did it was only every few days. Now Stewie has got quite the appetite and feeds several times a day. I feed him once in the morning and once at night.

I feed the following:
Chucks of Pristine Mysis (good protein)
Frozen Krill
Raw (just unthawed) Tiger Shrimps (not cooked, green)
Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Mussels, white clams, baby clams (Frozen Seafood Medley, sold at T&T Market for $4.98 a bag)

FOR A TREAT- every now & then
Oyster (cracked) $0.59 cents at T&T
Mussel (cracked) $0.30 cents at T&T
Clam (cracked) $0.25 cents at T&T
Stometella snails (from your sump!)
Hitcher crabs (FREE)

Hope that helps.

burrows14 · #10 10-19-2009, 12:35 AM

thats really funny! my porcis named stewie too lol im guessing your a family guy fan too hahah. im pretty much feeding my puffer the exact same diet you posted. he is a really happy fish and is not shy at all! he lets me scratch his head! of coarse i have to give him a peice of krill after lol he is also by far my favorite fish now!

Ray