What diet should i supplement for my dwarf pufferfish

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amazingmouthwash
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What diet should i supplement for my dwarf pufferfish

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Hello, im new here and just started takimg care of a dwarf puffer. for the two months that ive had him, ive been feeding him pond snails and frozen blood worms.

I am looking to expand the diet for him and have been wondering what other foods will be accepted for dwarf puffers. the foods i have been looking at are, Malysian trumpet snails, baby brine shrimp, live/frozen black worms, and freeze-dried tubiflex worms. i would also like to know what other foods will be potentially accepted my fickle lil'sucker as other options could be more financially fit for me.
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Re: What diet should i supplement for my dwarf pufferfish

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MTS shell are too hard for the puffers to crunch. Baby brine is much too small. Try freeze-dried plankton & small pieces of shrimp.
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Re: What diet should i supplement for my dwarf pufferfish

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................nearly any raw seafood, frozen/defrosted, chopped
clams, mussels, oysters, crab meat, shrimp, squid, lobster, use your imagination! :)
soak the raw frozen/chopped food in vitamins before feeding
also, small live snails and blackworms are a favorite
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