Slugs?

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nessasfishies
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Slugs?

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What about the tiny garden slugs can puffers have those? I mean its just a snail with out a shell right? Just wondering
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Re: Slugs?

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I feed my fish them, but no one near me uses chemicals. If you or your neighbors spray stuff like weed killer or even fertilizers you shouldn't do it, otherwise it could poison your fish. Also make sure to rinse them off first.
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Re: Slugs?

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Very cool. No, no weed killer or fertilizer. The little slugs crawl up under my porch swing every morning...buwahahahah Now I know what to do with one or two of them.
90 gallon x 1- fancy golds and a few apple snails
55 gallon x1- African Cichlids
30 gallonx1- blood parrot pair and two blue crayfish
15 gallon x1- community
16 gallonx1- 1 GSP and a faster than a speeding bullet serpae tetra (cycling a 30 gal)
2 1/2 gallon shrimp tank
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Re: Slugs?

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So I went out and picked some slugs from under a rock *gag* came in washed one off and dipped it in on a plastic measuring spoon , sorry but not going to touch a slug! He circled it a few times then slurp! haha I am naming him Slurp!
90 gallon x 1- fancy golds and a few apple snails
55 gallon x1- African Cichlids
30 gallonx1- blood parrot pair and two blue crayfish
15 gallon x1- community
16 gallonx1- 1 GSP and a faster than a speeding bullet serpae tetra (cycling a 30 gal)
2 1/2 gallon shrimp tank
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Re: Slugs?

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Right on! Natural and free food sources are always good!
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