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Vomiting

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Fed my dwarf puffers tonight, I fed them frozen bloodworms as usual, I did put more in than usual as they always seem hungry and about 10 mins later they have both vomited it back! Is this ok? I normally only give them 2each, shall I go back to 2 every other night?
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did you defrost the bloodworms before feeding?
were the bloodworms spoiled?
I've brought home frozen bloodworms that didn't smell too good after defrosting :yuck:
Otherwise, I'd suspect that they ate more than they're used to
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hi
I haven't had any experience from vomiting but I feed my dwarf puffer a little frozen every night I just put in and its pretty cool watching them hunt it then attack it. is it wrong to put it in frozen ?should I defrost

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You must defrost it first
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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ah ok thanks
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Yes I always defrost it first, it gets shared between all other tanks as far too much for just 2 little puffers! How often do you feed yours?
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Defrost, rinse & drain through a brine shrimp net. I also soak in a good fish vitamin while defrosting. A shot glass with a couple drops works well for small amounts.
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hi
theres only 2 dp in my tank my all I cut off is a qtr of a frozen cube and feed once a day if there don't get bloodworm I get some small snails in there which are breeding for fun in my community tank guppies and neon tetras
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I feed dwarf puffers 6x a week, just a few bites each so their tummies are slightly rounded
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Maybe I've been under feeding them, I was only feeding them 3times a week, I better start rinsing them too!
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Re: Vomiting

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Yeah, active fish should be feed daily, skipping 1 day/week.
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Re: Vomiting

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hi
I started to defrost the blood worm the last couple of days and the dp don't same bothered about it. am I harming the dp if I put a bit of frozen bloodworm in for them to attack. it pretty much defrosted within 2 mins while its in the tank
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Re: Vomiting

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Hey Markalgar, I think it's bad for the dps stomachs to ingest ice
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You are also contaminating the tank much more with the melted ice from the frozen food. Not good practice for the tank or the fish. Thaw and drain and/or rinse, then feed. The fish do not need the cold food, and the tank does not need the organic pollution (most of which cannot be measured with hobby test kits).
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