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by mw252
Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Pea puffer belly and feeding
Replies: 2
Views: 3024

Re: Pea puffer belly and feeding

I wouldn't say skinny but they certainly get visibility bigger while eating wanted to make sure it was normal lol. They are back to 'normal' the next day and then expand again at food time lol. Honestly kinda cool because I can see that the smaller ones are not as full and can target feed them with ...
by mw252
Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:04 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Pea puffer belly and feeding
Replies: 2
Views: 3024

Pea puffer belly and feeding

Very new to pea puffers, I notice their bellies are more flat before eating and they very obviously get larger as they eat. I feed once a day either live black worms or frozen bloodworms. Is it normal for their belly to grow and shrink so much? Can’t really find and answer and pictures show them loo...
by mw252
Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Dwarf/Pea Puffer prep - food amount question
Replies: 2
Views: 2356

Re: Dwarf/Pea Puffer prep - food amount question

Great thanks! Just wanting to make sure I wasn't undershooting by a ton. Never kept them before and trying to get things prepped to do it right :)
by mw252
Sun Jul 09, 2023 2:22 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Dwarf/Pea Puffer prep - food amount question
Replies: 2
Views: 2356

Dwarf/Pea Puffer prep - food amount question

Hello! I am in the process of prepping for a planted pea puffer tank and working on getting a blackworms culture set up while I wait for everything else to be ready. I am trying to figure out what size culture and growth rate I will need to have, I plan to have about 12 puffers and will feed them ot...