Baby F8's are Fearless... When It Comes to Food.

The forum for puffers that either live or start in brackish biotopes: GSPs, F8s, Ceylons & more.
Post Reply
User avatar
Hilly
Mentor
Posts: 1903
Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:36 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Current: Tetraodon Lineatus
Previous:
Tetraodon Sabahensis
Montrete Abei
Tetraodon Biocellatus
Carinotetraodon Salivator
Location (country): UK
Location: Nottinghamshire, UK

Baby F8's are Fearless... When It Comes to Food.

Post by Hilly »

I've been having problems getting my baby F8 to feed, the amount of food to fill him is so tiny as soon as I put it in the tank it is carried off by the current and if he doesnt spot it he usually doesnt get his feed and I then have to move everything in the tank to get the food out and then try again which is becoming a right pain and very tedious.

He's always been a little timid if I put my hand near the tank he darts off and hides but tonight I thought i'd try somehting new after the first feeding failure so I got a whole prawn and held it just under the water and BAM!!! he was all over it, wasn't even fussed about my hand being in the tank. I'm gonna do this from now on and that should sort out the feeding problem that i've had with him.
Hilly
Nick
Former Staff Member
Posts: 3231
Joined: Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:47 pm
My Puffers: Mine:
GSPs - Shakespeare and Jillybean
F8 - Velvet
My fiance:
DP - Emma Goldman
Narrow Lined Puffer - Ulrike
Location (country): Northeastern USA
Location: Middletown, CT
Contact:

Post by Nick »

Eggcellent.
No matter how magnificent your successes or devastating your failures, the worlds' approximately 5 billion impoverished people could not possibly care less.
User avatar
CoreyK
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 240
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:43 pm
Location: Michigan

Post by CoreyK »

Cool!
I feed my figure 8's straight from my fingers whenever possible to ensure they get equal amounts - maybe yours will warm up to the idea?
Post Reply