Feeding dwarfs

[nehctik]

So Ive been feeding the lil guys in the community tank frozen bloodworm daily, skipping the 7th day, I was looking at the frozen foods part of our local pets at home earlier and saw "Tropical Quintet" which is a pack of frozen blocks like the bloodworms but there are red and white mosquito larvae, daphnia and artemia in the pack, So I bought a pack I thought I'd feed blood worms 5 days a week and tropical quintet 1 day and still skip the 7th day.

I thought by doing this they can have a bit of variety, is this plan ok to do?

[Srkoe]

That would be fine! Wish I could find mosquito larvae here.

[nehctik]

Tried what I assume to be white mosquito larvae last night, I didnt see the puffs go for it, the other fish loved them, shall try again, Ive been using 1/4 cube since the other fish eat the frozen foods too as well as them eating flake food (grr greedy so and so's) So I think I may try mixing 1/8 white mosquito 1/8 bloodworm to try to trick the puffs into eating the white mosquito. We shall see how it goes.

Srkoe I Know how you feel, I havent seen blackworms available to buy from anywhere here

EDIT: Correction Ive seen them available once, they were freeze dried ones, which, which I was of the understanding puffers rarely go for freeze dried foods?

[greenspottedlover]

That would be fine! Wish I could find mosquito larvae here.

I actually put buckets outside in the summer so mosquitos will lay there eggs in them. Learnt this trick from keeping salamander larvae.

[RTR]

If you get caught doing that around here, you yet a warning. If you continue, you get fined.

[Srkoe]

If you get caught doing that around here, you yet a warning. If you continue, you get fined.

Collecting mosquito larvae? I wouldn't do that anyways, I try everything to keep them away...they are horrible here!

[Srkoe]

Oh,and I can almost guarantee trying to trick your dwarfs won't work. They are smart little guys...lol!

[J-P]

I might try the mosquito larva trick... since mine is very picky about its foods :/

[Pufferpunk]

If you get caught doing that around here, you yet a warning. If you continue, you get fined.

Yep, can you say West Nile virus?

[RTR]

Yup, that is the key here. Boy can we tell a difference in the birds.

[greenspottedlover]

Maybe thats why the border patrol drives by slowly when I collect them from the swamp.
I'm such an outlaw!
No I'll stop.