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T.k
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Post by T.k »

Two weeks ago, five days to eat one shrimp

but, now One meal a dayMY MBU eat shrimp on every day ,

but no increase in weight? TELL ME WHAT? :?
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Post by bertie 83 »

Could it be internal parasites? How does the poo look?
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bertie 83 wrote:Could it be internal parasites? How does the poo look?
HEREviewtopic.php?f=3&t=32475&start=15
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Post by purplecandle »

How big is your puffer? From the pictures he looks long, so maybe he needs more than one shrimp.

Try feeding several small meals instead of one large meal. It takes about a month of good feeding for a puffer as skinny as your puffer is to look normal

Also can you feed him more than shrimp? He will like variety. Try worms, crayfish, clams, prawns..different foods provide better nutrition.
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Post by Nuclear_Glitter »

Like other said, feed him a bit more, and feed more variety. He needs way more than just shrimp. Also look for a liquid vitamin to soak his food in before feeding it to him.
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Post by sgtmyers88 »

Try to add Crayfish, Crabs, or Mussel on halfshell.
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purplecandle wrote:How big is your puffer? From the pictures he looks long, so maybe he needs more than one shrimp.

Try feeding several small meals instead of one large meal. It takes about a month of good feeding for a puffer as skinny as your puffer is to look normal

Also can you feed him more than shrimp? He will like variety. Try worms, crayfish, clams, prawns..different foods provide better nutrition.

Eight months old...
I thought ...because shrimp did not nutrition...
MBU Not greedy ...
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Post by Pufftastic »

T.k wrote: Eight months old...
I thought ...because shrimp did not nutrition...
MBU Not greedy ...
Shrimp can be very nutritious. It's mainly brine shrimp that lack nutrition. Variety is best, though.
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Post by scpion »

T. K, the size as in how long is it now. And the size of it 8 months ago and what's the size now?
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scpion wrote:T. K, the size as in how long is it now. And the size of it 8 months ago and what's the size now?
8 months ago size:15cm
now size: 22cm...
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Pufftastic wrote:
T.k wrote: Eight months old...
I thought ...because shrimp did not nutrition...
MBU Not greedy ...
Shrimp can be very nutritious. It's mainly brine shrimp that lack nutrition. Variety is best, though.
brine shrimp??
what?
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Post by scpion »

7cm in 8months is extremely horrible growth rate..

I notice u have another video of a mbu posted on YouTube 6 months ago. In that video, that figure is very nice and rounded. Man.. I wonder what happened in between...
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Post by Pufferpunk »

Pufftastic wrote:brine shrimp??
what?
Correct; brine shrimp are 98% water.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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I think what he meant was what is brine shrimps. Think he's using a translator so not everything is translated properly..
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Post by Pufferpunk »

LOL, can't imagine a mbu would waste it's time catching brine shrimp anyway... unless it's a tiny juvie.
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