Food for and feeding fahaka

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jesper
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Food for and feeding fahaka

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I've red tons, atleast it feels so, but about frozen food im still having doubts whereas to thaw it first or serve cold?

I've bought the most delicious unpeeled freshwaterschrimps and have frozen some in portions.. Do i thaw before i serve them?

What about clamps and such, Can i freeze them and for how long?

Anything to avoid apart from the coneshaped snails?

I have columbian ramshorns at hand, Will they be ok for my fahaka
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Re: Food for and feeding fahaka

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Always thaw them in tank water. Adding vitamins is recommended. When u freeze the food, just make sure to put them in a zip lock or something air tight. If not they will lose moisture..
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Re: Food for and feeding fahaka

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Will do so :-) thanks

Tried the columbian ramshorns today and it gave her some challenge for sure but guess thats fine.
Bought like 50 of them and was given round 50 ordinary rams also.

Spoiled her with some live 3cm crayfish, my god she begs!

She has daily faeces and its easily scooped out;-D
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Re: Food for and feeding fahaka

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Being 30+ cm she's now getting bluemussel and crabclaws once in a while in order to keep her teeth down!
Took her bout a day to figure how to open the mussel and i had to help her on the claws, few whacks with a hammer to open it up a bit and get her interested ;-)

Its also good to keep her occupied with delicious but though to get food as crabclaws of the size we'd eat ourselves.
The mussels have been fresh and alive but the claws i boiled and cooled down before i gave it to her.

Leftovers are given to the marble crayfish of which she gets 2 at the same time, ca 3" in size, in order for atleast one of them to have what resembles a chance to get away, and for both Wilma and i to enjoy the hunt ;-D
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Re: Food for and feeding fahaka

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

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Re: Food for and feeding fahaka

Post by Welch4 »

Great job feeding. Fahakas are gorgeous. I have heard they pratice puffing have either of you witnessed this?
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Re: Food for and feeding fahaka

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Thought we werent supposed to give them anything cooked?
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Re: Food for and feeding fahaka

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That's not cooked.
I've never seen Filber puff.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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