how many snails a day??

pufferluver87 · Post by **pufferluver87** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:34 pm

my mbu puffer is 3 1/2 inches.i feed him 5 snails a day.is this ok or too much or too little? he also has either some prawn,cockle or mussle too.
when should i up the amount of snails???
most of the snails he has i have to crush as there too big for him but will this still be trimming his teeth???
sometimes he swallows the shell too.

Post by **bertie 83** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:40 am

The general rule is to feed until the tummy is slightly rounded, and remember to vary his diet.

Post by **RTR** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:07 am

+1 to bertie's comments.

scpion · Post by **scpion** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:06 am

Out of curiosity, what snail are U feeding it? At 3.5in, they should be abt to chew thru ramhorn and common snails with ease.

pufferluver87 · Post by **pufferluver87** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:11 pm

small pest snails

scpion · Post by **scpion** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:19 pm

Hmm.. then he should be able to crush them.. u are not referring to those cone shaped trumpet snails.. rite?

pufferluver87 · Post by **pufferluver87** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:42 am

no the small pond snails.i get them free from my lfs tanks.the really small ones he can eat no problem but the larger ones keep popping out of his mouth so i crush them for him.

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