frozen daphnia?

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tanhql
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frozen daphnia?

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can i feed frozen daphnia to my f8 puffer?
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Re: frozen daphnia?

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That food is almost miroscopic. I would think it would be too small & just pollute the water.
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: frozen daphnia?

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Daphnia are usually used for feeding fry and totally agree with the Queen that it will more than likely just pollute the water
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Re: frozen daphnia?

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"The queen eh" You've been promtoed PP :lol:

Yeah daphnia will be ignored by your puff IMO and just rot in the tank :(
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Re: frozen daphnia?

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LOL, I've always been the "Queen" Admin. Didn't you notice?
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!"
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Re: frozen daphnia?

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Oh yeah :redface: I was thinknig of you being mistaken for PufferQueen :?
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Re: frozen daphnia?

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I think the same, when folks call me that.
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!"
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