New DPs not eating

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aewnin
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New DPs not eating

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Hello all! I'm new to the ridiculously adorable nature that is the Dwarf Puffer. I brought my first two home (hopefully male and female!) on Sunday. While I have been offering them small snails and frozen bloodworms, they haven't gone after anything yet. I've been thinking this is normal for the first few days, but I just wanted to check? Does it make sense that they might be not so interested in food while they settle in? I guess I am just thrown off because I've kept bettas up until now, and Olive tries to eat anything that moves!
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Re: New DPs not eating

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[welcome]
Mine will only eat live blackworms.
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Re: New DPs not eating

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I wouldn't worry until it's been more than a week.

I feed mine tiny pond snails and frozen blood worms.
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I wouldnt worry either but a huge +1 to the live blackworms. I would also recommend soaking any foods in a good vitamin supplement like vitachem.
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Re: New DPs not eating

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Welcome! They're probably just getting used to their surroundings... Mine eat blackworms and bloodworms. They don't seem to care for smashed snails but I haven't tried it in a while...
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