Figure 8 and Feeding

The forum for puffers that either live or start in brackish biotopes: GSPs, F8s, Ceylons & more.
Post Reply
vickyboi
Puffer Fry
Posts: 9
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:47 pm
Location (country): Singapore

Figure 8 and Feeding

Post by vickyboi »

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?
User avatar
Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32764
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
Contact:

Re: Figure 8 and Feeding

Post by Pufferpunk »

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/
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
vickyboi
Puffer Fry
Posts: 9
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:47 pm
Location (country): Singapore

Re: Figure 8 and Feeding

Post by vickyboi »

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/
Horned Nerite Snails and Small Apple Snails.

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?
Post Reply