Porcupine Puffer Fish: Fast Growth Diet?

[xmikebrock]

my cousin was wondering today what to feed her porc to make it grow a little faster,

specs:

75 gallon tank

1 other clown fish in tank

ammonia/nitrIte/nitrAtes= 0

ph= 7.8

sg= 1.023

[mrgreen]

There should be SOME nitrates. When and how was it cycled? What is she feeding it now? A porc needs a tank of 120 gallons.

I think its more important to give them good water parameters, in terms of health and growth, than food. Food is important, of course, but stopping stunting will help them grow. That means a tank that is big enough and water changes and a cycled tank.

[Pufferpunk]

I agree, the larger the tank, the faster the fish will grow. Also a healthy diet of crustaceans (see feeding articles in the library) soaked in Selcon & marine fish vitamins are always best.

[xmikebrock]

idk how it was cycled

but shes haad the tank for a year now



would they eat ghost shrimp if i put some in there

i know i put them in with my GSP and they can handle the salinity in m brackish tank

can they acclimate to salt?


for my own knowledge, hw would i go about breeding brine shrimp??

[LilGreenPuffer]

To breed brine shrimp, you should get or make a hatchery.

Ghost shrimp don't usually survive in salt, but I did hear about one the other day that's been in a SW tank for a bit when it wasn't eaten.

[xmikebrock]

any goo links or ideas for hatchery, imagonna look it up now

[LilGreenPuffer]

I always just put some hatch mix and an airstone in water and waited a day or two.