arrowhead puffer

[Adam K]

hey guys im new to this forum but it looks pretty good so far...my question is how often should i feed this guy hes about 4 inches long and since he wont eat snails what other shelled food can i give to wear down those teeth of his?

[xrayjeeper83]

Id say 3-4 times a week.

You can feed clams on the halfshell, market shrimp with shells on, crayfish, rockshrimp if you can find them(not sure where you live).

It wont wear his teeth down but you can do earthworms every now and then as a treat too

[Pufferpunk]

A sedentary fish like that is good to feed 2x/week. I've never seen those species with overgrown teeth. My miurus will only eat live worms.

Several good articles on your species in our library.

[Adam K]

ok thanks...i was feeding him a small krill every day and each time he acted as if he hasnt eaten in a week thats why i was wondering lol

[Pufferpunk]

Feed him until his belly is slightly rounded. Try a variety of foods:
library/feeding/feeding-your-puffers/
library/puffers-in-focus/arrowhead/
library/puffers-in-focus/suvattibreeding/
library/puffers-in-focus/three-suvatti-and-a-palembang/
I believe the last article didn't work out well...

[Adam K]

thats what i do with all of my other puffers but to my surprise this 1 eats until he not hungry anymore, he will eat most of what i give him and than will leave some left over and if i try to give him a new piece thinking maybe he just doesnt want the left overs he wont touch it