The Puffer Forum

GSPmom wrote:I read it here earlier about puffer can get constipated. I give pea to my beta twice a week. I assume giving my GSP pea, brocolli occasionally should be ok, right. I certainly do not want my puffers get constipated. What about algae wafer? can it prevent constipation? Thank u guys.

The idea of veggies easing constipation assumes the puffer's digestive track works the same way ours does. Do we know if the digestive track is similar to ours?

Epsom salt is usually the cure for constipation and it is only necessary when there are adverse effects in health or behavior. Puffer constipation is not a regular occurrence if the diet is kept in check, aka, full of meaty, hards-helled foods.

However, puffers do come into contact with algae in their natural habitat, you can offer them occasionally and see what happens.

Curing constipation with veggies assumes that puffers can't digest fiber like humans.