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I'm looking for ways besides snails to keep my schoutedeni's teeth trimmed and his diet varied and was wondering if the hikari mussels on the half shell would be too much for him in terms of the shell? I don't want him to break his teeth.
Thanks!

Super, many thanks! Such a relief and good to know what to look for!

Finally caught Copernicus pooping! Thoughts on whether he may have a harmful parasite load? (Apologies for the grainy image. The original was too large to upload, so I had to reduce the resolution.) He is eating even better than when he first arrived about a week ago, which I didn't think was possib...

I like that philosophy! So far, I haven't seen much poop. I will keep a close eye out and report back when there is a sighting. :) He's just so darn cute. Very peaceful (except when it comes to eating snails or krill, but even then, doesn't go after the tetras if they snag a bite) with a healthy dos...

Hello All, Thanks for all of the help and resources available through this forum! I thoroughly read the deworming instructions in the forum library and have gone through old posts here. I am looking for opinions on whether to deworm by default for a new addition (tetraodon schoutedeni)? Photo attach...

Are there any particular brands of vitamin soaks that are recommended? Also, good places online to get blackworms, tubifex worms, and freeze dried krill? I have done a search, and there are quite a few, so was hoping for recommendations there, too. I have been breeding ramshorns in a separate tank i...

Sorry I missed this, thanks so much!

Hello Everyone, So excited! I was lucky enough to snag a schoutedeni who will be arriving in about a week. The store isn't planning on deworming, so I am wondering what you all recommend I use for that when she arrives, protocol, substance, dosing, frequency etc.... (I am calling her a she although ...

My hubby kept mentioning it from what he had seen in videos and photos online, so I thought I would check with you all as the experts :). I have been working on him, hoping he lets me get my schoutedeni soon :lol: . I really want a mbu, too, just don't have a tank that could accommodate an adult puf...

I really want two separate tanks with SAPs in one and a schoutedeni in another, but we are in "discussions" in the household :). How many times a week do you have to do water changes with your schoutedeni in the 40g and what's the filtration like on your setup? That is awesome that they al...

Thanks for the helpful replies! We are going to use a 40g breeder, heavy on the filtration, and were planning to keep species specific, maybe some tankmates. I have been doing research on what would be good tankmates, and there isn't much info out there in general. This forum has been helpful for th...

Hello All, new to the forum. This is a great resource for new puffer moms. Been trying to figure out if tetraodon schoutedeni experience eye color changes as they get older? Looks from videos and photos online that the older ones have red eyes and muted coloration on their backs? Thanks so much. P.S...