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eh? cut off the head and reach inside? I'd like to see a video of that! :yikes: You actually don't need to reach in that deep. It actually can be squeezed out EASILY!! I will try showing a vid of me killing the mealworm, taking out it's guts, and feeding them to my guppies. My guppies love them so ...

I've successfully fed my pet guppies the guts of mealworms before. They love it!!! All you do is squish the head of a mealworm and then take it off. Then you will have to reach inside and grab out it's guts (amazingly their guts are pure white!) This method therefore bypasses the hard outer shell of...

Pufferpunk wrote:Very strange... I'd still give him a few days to adjust & get used to dead foods. You've got enough cover in there for him to feel safe?

If you ask me....more than enough. I will be showing a video of Pickles soon. Please tell me if it is a he/she.

Okay everyone bad news. I have been trying to get Pickles to eat but just like Squirt...refuses to eat. Today I will try the soaked in garlic method. If this doesn't work then I have no other option other than give up on the Dwarf Puffer species.

I was concerned because I have a pretty big gap in my tank for the cover for ease of feeding. Does the fact that ghost shrimp sometimes climb out mean that I need to seal in the gap?? Or not...

Pufferpunk wrote:Search & you shall find!
library/misc/ghostshrimp/

I read this article and I am interested by something. Is it true that ghostshrimp climb out of the water?? If they do...won't they just die or something?

So I have decided to take the risk and try out a ghost shrimp with my DP. But the problem is...there isn't a lot of info out there that explains care for these shrimp. And PLEASE don't tell me to just search google! I've already done that. Some things I require is: tank size, temperature requirement...

When she placed it in it was semi frozen. There was no visible ice but the bloodworms were still stuck in a cube shape. But I don't do that...I unfreeze the whole things usually.

I'm going to feed Pickles tomorrow once he is more settled in.

I don't know if anybody reads this post anymore...but here's another update. So I returned my beloved Squirt for a new DP today. She placed a block of frozen bloodworms in the tank *as previously promised* to aid me in finding a fish that will eat frozen food. After waiting a good 5 minutes only 1 f...

Ok so first of all! Glad that you got a DP and also glad you joined the forum!! We can always use fresh blood and ideas! So first of all....glad to hear that your first DP is at least eating. I have 3 ideas upon why the other is not eating. Reasons: 1) He may be just like my DP and only will eat liv...

Thanks for all the help everyone

1. So I'm planning on getting some live plants for my DP...but I don't know what to get. The main problem is that I don't have gravel in my 5 gallon hexagon tank. So I was looking for plants that might attach to stuff or float possibly. So can you please tell me what species of live plants are easy ...

I am keeping/breeding cherries and just keeping some tiger shrimp. Both FW and I feed them driftwood, algae wafers, and steamed cucumber. Shrimp eat driftwood??????????????? :shock: :O Also....not to hijack this post or anything....but can I keep other fish with my DP? He's alone in a 5 gallon tank...

SammyDee wrote:Haha time to find an old butter container and hide it in there. lolz

LOL good idea.