First thing do feed my DP?

[wannapuffer-20g]

im getting a single Dp tommorow for a 10g and plan to buy the food at the same time.

what should i get for a baby dp?

i have pond snails and ghost shrimp already.

anything else for a younging?

also how many times do i feed it?

once a day?

every second day

also everyone tells me that you feed them until there tummies r ncie and round.

but wouldnt it take time for that to happen?

i did with my sharks, i would feed them then maybe 5 minutes later there stomachs would be nice and round and lumpy.

[Bred]

Frozen bloodworms or live blackworms are another DP favourite.
Their bellies plump up immediately when they eat, thanks to their highly elastic stomach & skin.

Some DPs don't bother with ghost shrimp, some do. Snails may need to be crushed between tweezers the first few times.

Feed once a day while small. Once mature, every other day is fine.

[wannapuffer-20g]

alright ill pick up some blood worms for him.

[MagicDragon]

Mine also LOVE frozen (then thawed, of course) mysis shrimp. Unlike brine shrimp, they are very nutritious.

[Pamela]

And see if your lfs has nuisance snails...very small ones.
Pami.

[wannapuffer-20g]

alright i will awesome....cant wait for that little dp to come home to me!!!

a shubunky is swimming in his tank acting like he wons the place...the weird thing is he ate 2 of the 3 snails in there!!!

but i trained him to do it so yah