Puffer diet

banditpowdercoat · #1 10-01-2009, 10:45 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 · #2 10-02-2009, 02:16 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 · #3 10-02-2009, 02:42 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 · #4 10-02-2009, 02:43 AM

P.S sorry about the loss of your puffer

how old was he?

Leah · #5 10-02-2009, 02:46 AM

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

burrows14 · #6 10-02-2009, 02:57 AM

I KNOW!!!! isnt he awesome!!! i just bought mine at my lfs . its a brand called fishalicious. the bottle says it has a website www.fishalicious.ca maybe they ship???

just did a test and my fish went nuts for it!!

banditpowdercoat · #7 10-02-2009, 04:15 AM

Quote:

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

spoot · #8 10-02-2009, 09:41 AM

Some people report that too much krill can lead to an impacted digestive tract, however I'm not sure if it is more than anecdotal.

I like to feed my puffers a varied diet consisting of:
Shrimp, Lobster, cuttlefish, octopus, mussels, oysters, crayfish, snails, geoduck.

Remember the frozen section in asian supermarkets is your friend.

nanmer · #9 10-13-2009, 12:16 AM

I had been thinking about a porc. puffer for a while Hubby REALLY liked one in the LFS. I read this thread and they sound like fun so I did more research. After checking out kijiji, one day, I found one! Tonka (because he is the size of my son's old tonka trucks LOL) is soooooo awesome. This thread is correct about the personality of the puff! Mine does not like to be touched ... yet LOL. I am off to the asian market!