Congo feeding

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varg1
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Congo feeding

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So I will probably be getting a Congo puffer. Ive done allot of research, but i still don't know exactly what to feed them. Crabs, prawn, shrimp....what about at a young age? they cant eat a big crab when there so small obviously. I live in the middle of a big city where food for fish and just about everything is readily available. But I would like to here from a Congo owner on how they feed there congos and where they get there food from. I want to make sure i know what i'm getting into before making the plunge into congo parent hood. oh yeah and how many times a week/day to feed them for every age of the puffer. Btw im going to get a 20g long tank,maybe even 30g.I'm going to get some starter fish and cycle it and such so no worry there.Also no tank mates for this guy i'm assuming?
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Re: Congo feeding

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Mine eats earthworms, fiddler crabs, pieces of people shrimp, scallops & mussels. Good feeding article in our Library.
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Re: Congo feeding

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I was thinking i could feed it freeze dried krill,(i would get a stick to dangle it right above his head), ghost shrimp(alive),Snails,Maybe 1 live crab a week(does it matter what type of crab?). But what about when there young? maybe bloodworms when hes young and smaller krill?
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burrfish
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Re: Congo feeding

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Try live/frozen blood/blackworms & FD plankton, small pieces of people shrimp. It's going to take a while to adjust ot dead foods.
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Re: Congo feeding

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Instead of people shrimp could i soak the FD krill and do that? I have jumbo krill and regular krill.
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