Hi Guys
My Figure 8 only seems to want to eat frozen bloodworms
It doesnt go after the snails i've put in nor the frozen ghost shrimps or even a live lone survivor feeder ghost shrimp
How do i train it to eat the frozen ghost shrimp or the snails?
Figure 8 and Feeding
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Re: Figure 8 and Feeding
Should be around the size of the puffer's eye. Try crushing them 1st. What kind of snail?
The snails may be too large.
Good reads: library/category/feeding/
The snails may be too large.
Good reads: library/category/feeding/
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Re: Figure 8 and Feeding
Horned Nerite Snails and Small Apple Snails.Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2017 10:31 am Should be around the size of the puffer's eye. Try crushing them 1st. What kind of snail?
The snails may be too large.
Good reads: library/category/feeding/
he did try going after them a few times but stopped after a while. I crushed two and put in but he still didnt take it.
but it's a whole different story with frozen bloodworms. he devours them!
even for frozen ghost shrimp he rushes in to attack and once it gets to the bottom he just nips a little here and there and leaves the majority.
I'm worried that it'll mean i have to do dentistry which i'm not too keen about.
how otherwise can i train him to eat the snails or the shrimps?