f8's and krill

rricker300 · Post by **rricker300** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:04 pm

I have some questions that maybe someone can help me with...

Is it too much to feed an f8 daily? Should it be every other day? And is it too much to give freeze dried krill every other feeding? I just read that krill can tend to constipate an f8 if fed too frequently. Lastly, what are the symptoms of f8 constipation? thank you all!

yunachin · Post by **yunachin** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:35 pm

How big is he?

rricker300 · Post by **rricker300** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:27 am

he's about 2 3/4 inches, a big guy.

yunachin · Post by **yunachin** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:35 pm

Wow. Do you feed him anything else other than krill? For instance snails or fresh shrimp, etc?

t1gerbee · Post by **t1gerbee** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:43 pm

isn't krill supposed to give them lock jaw after a while? Which essentially kills them?

Don't know why though..

yunachin · Post by **yunachin** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:47 pm

t1gerbee wrote:isn't krill supposed to give them lock jaw after a while? Which essentially kills them?

Don't know why though..

I know in Porcupine Puffers it does, I am not 100% sure in other species. Either or,snails,mussels,clams and other invertebrates are ultimately the best for them.

crazedpuffer · Post by **crazedpuffer** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:55 pm

It applies to all species but porcs are most suceptible.

yunachin · Post by **yunachin** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:04 pm

flamesofifreet wrote:It applies to all species but porcs are most suceptible.

Ok. I thought so but wasn't sure.

rricker300 · Post by **rricker300** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:35 pm

I've been feeding him frozen brine (thawed and strained) about half a cube every other day, and freeze dried krill once in morning, once in evening on the alternating days.

Is this too much food? I have seen that his anus seems like it is open too big too often, but I don't see much poopin' going on. I've tried to give him a pea, but he doesn't seem interested.

crazedpuffer · Post by **crazedpuffer** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:14 pm

Brine shrimp isn't good for them either.
Brine shrimp to them is like potato chips for you, it does nothing at all just makes you fat.
I'd try him on bloodworms, mysis shrimp and other healthier foods.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:56 am

Excellent feeding articles in our Library.

coldmachineUK · Post by **coldmachineUK** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:35 pm

It's like human diets, I suppose: a little of everything in moderation.
For the most part I feed my F8s a variety: bloodworm, krill, mysis, artemia, mussel (both chopped, and in shell), cockle (both chopped, and in shell). I don't have a regular feeding schedule with them; sometimes I can go a week feeding them each night, other weeks I feed every other day, and occasionally I will skip a meal two days in a row but that's rare and the longest they'll go.
I would say feeding every day is overfeeding.

pufferfreak · Post by **pufferfreak** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:57 am

thank for that coldmachineuk.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:41 am

In answer to how often--no more than every other day for a puffer that large.

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