One of our GSPs is quite plump, like it's always overfed (or ate a rock lol). We noticed that he eats algae off of the fake plants all the time and we are beginning to wonder if that is keeping him full.
Is this common for GSPs to do? Does anyone else know anything about this or have any experiences with it?
GSP eating algae...
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littlepuffers
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Re: GSP eating algae...
My fish do that ALL the time.
It maybe be normal.
It maybe be normal.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
Mine would always bite on the rocks. There were teeth marks everywhere. Elvis gets dried seaweed. He loves it! I just show him the bag and he starts to go nuts. So yes I would say it's normal. 
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marksrush
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Re: GSP eating algae...
My GSP loves algae (you can see little circular bite marks all over the rocks) and seaweed strips, too.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
Man are you guys lucky! I wish mine would start eating the algae! Their tank is overrun with diatoms! Even 3 nerites can't keep up with it, lol.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
Dont the puffers eat/kill the snails?
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Re: GSP eating algae...
They can if they can get them overturned. However, nerites have super dense shells so for the most part they are safe.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
i just caught my F8 eating algae today. he was nipping it off a rock at the bottom of the tank.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
My DPs do it.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
My DPs actually bite at the live plants that are in their tank.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
So does this algae eating keep your puffers full? The one of ours that does eat algae is always full looking... LOL
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Re: GSP eating algae...
Well, they still eat bloodworms like little piggies, so, no. 
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Re: GSP eating algae...
Mine eat my live rock. Actually, they eat anything in the tank. I have teeth marks over everything, but they don't seem to seek out algae. They also eat everything like normal, so I don't think it keeps them full. Try not feeding them for a few days and see if their tummies get small.
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LilGreenPuffer
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Re: GSP eating algae...
I wouldn't quit feeding. The algae won't keep them full. Even if they filled their tummies with it, it wouldn't meet their nutritional needs.
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Re: GSP eating algae...
Oh, i didn't mean like they were actually full, but the one looks full. We definitely still feed them like normal and they definitley stil eat like normal! The one that eats all the algae just looks full all the time. LOL
We definitely still feed them like normal and they definitley stil eat like normal! The one that eats all the algae just looks full all the time. LOL