Any problem with flake eating by Figure 8?

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Jayhawk
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Any problem with flake eating by Figure 8?

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So, I'm taking a risk and have created a mini community for my 29 gallon Figure 8 tank...really mini - one molly (the other one would bug my puffer until he bit at it...and he'd taken the entire upper lyre part of the tail - in contrast, the other molly goes nowhere near my puffer and has been fine) and now one young knight goby.

Hoover gets his snails, krill or whatever the entre of the day is, much to his annoyance, only every other day. However, the molly is a piggie and I've been feeding flake daily for the molly (and now for the new goby, too).

Hoover decided to sample the flake today, and apparently liked it because he ate flake bits while the others did to.

Any problems with this? Do you think it will help grind down his teeth? :lol: Obviously, I'm not serious about the teeth thing...

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Probably no problem as long as its not his main staple diet.
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Post by RTR »

Nutritionally, there is no problem. The only problem would be if there were niot enough crunch in the f-8's diet in the alternate day's entrees. The flake/pellet/wafer has effectively zero crunch factor.. As that alternate day feeding is my normal schedule for adult fish, I would think that it should be fine.
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Post by Jayhawk »

Thanks Tina and Robert. Hoover gets his normal crunch foods (snails, krill, muscles in shell, etc.) every other day, but I could tell he seemed to have "issues" with the other fish getting something to eat each day. I can't imagine he'd stop eating his normal fare for these flake thingies...

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Funny story :lol: . I love how animated puffer's can be.
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Post by lisalisa »

My solandri and GSP's LOVE New Life Spectrum Salt H2O Flakes that have added garlic in them.. MMM MMM!
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Post by perek »

lisalisa wrote:My solandri and GSP's LOVE New Life Spectrum Salt H2O Flakes that have added garlic in them.. MMM MMM!
Hmm I might give that a try!

Would these flakes work for my JD if my GSPs dont like it?
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I have yet to find anything my EBJDs won't eat. They even nibble on seaweed sheets and peas.
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Post by perek »

Boxermom wrote:I have yet to find anything my EBJDs won't eat. They even nibble on seaweed sheets and peas.
Mine is VERY VERY picky. :(
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