New Congo won't eat
-
FADE2BLACK_1973
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 1185
- Joined: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:09 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fahaka (Tetraodon lineatus)
Once owned:
Congo (Tetraodon miurus) R.I.P
GSP's
Figure 8's
SAP
DP's
Stars and Stripes
Porcupine puffers
Yellow long horn Cowfish
Striped Burrfish - Location (country): United States of America
- Location: Kentucky
Re: New Congo won't eat
LOL she looked really interested in those neons and guppies. I guess anything to get her eating but I think neons would be just alittle expensive as feeders. I would try your more common feeders.
Chris,
He who knows best knows how little he knows - Thomas Jefferson
He who knows best knows how little he knows - Thomas Jefferson
-
Srkoe
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 770
- Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:46 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 1 Fahaka "Ares"
2 GSP "Wally"&"Marty"
6 Dwarfs "the peas"
2 Figure 8 "Fugu"&"Gizzard"
1 Honeycomb Toby "Ashera"
2 Congo "P-Nut"&"Bevo"
1 mystery puffer (turgidus?)"Manson" - Location (country): United States
Re: New Congo won't eat
Heck yeah it would!!!! I paid $14 for 3 neons, three ghost shrimp and two endlers! I looked at feeders, they looked too big. Another lfs is getting feeder guppy's on Thursday....I'm gonna check that out. My kids caught the other endler while I was busy and moved to to another tank!!! They have even named them. They are sneaky! My kids were watching on horror as she ate the neons! They had no problem watching Ares eat two guppy fry though!!! Probably because he just swallowed them whole! Lol!
-
Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32979
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Greenville, SC
- Contact:
Re: New Congo won't eat
I'm really glad to hear she ate something. IDK if I could feed mine such pretty fish though. Now your work is cut out for you. Get her fattened up & then fast her for 3 days, then offer a wiggly earthworm. It may take her a while to recognize it as food but be patient, she won't starve to death.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
-
FrogSplash
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 119
- Joined: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:39 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fang Puffer
- Location (country): USA
Re: New Congo won't eat
I'm jealous, I've been wanting a congo so bad, but they're very hard to find out here in the OC.
-
Srkoe
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 770
- Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:46 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 1 Fahaka "Ares"
2 GSP "Wally"&"Marty"
6 Dwarfs "the peas"
2 Figure 8 "Fugu"&"Gizzard"
1 Honeycomb Toby "Ashera"
2 Congo "P-Nut"&"Bevo"
1 mystery puffer (turgidus?)"Manson" - Location (country): United States
Re: New Congo won't eat
Believe me I didn't really want to feed her those but they were the smallest fish I could find. I did end up finding some rosy red minnows that were fairly small. How many should I feed her a day. How many days should I do this for before I fast her? I'm just so happy that she has eaten now!
FrogSplash-PufferPunk knows of a guy that sales congo's. I believe he has posted in the classifieds under the name African man. PP please correct me if I am wrong. The little Congo is amazing to watch, she looks like a hover craft...it is so peculiar looking!
FrogSplash-PufferPunk knows of a guy that sales congo's. I believe he has posted in the classifieds under the name African man. PP please correct me if I am wrong. The little Congo is amazing to watch, she looks like a hover craft...it is so peculiar looking!
-
Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32979
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Greenville, SC
- Contact:
Re: New Congo won't eat
Yeah, IDK how many he has left.
Feed your Congo fish for about 3 days, to be sure she doesn't have IPs & then skip 3.
Feed your Congo fish for about 3 days, to be sure she doesn't have IPs & then skip 3.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
-
FADE2BLACK_1973
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 1185
- Joined: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:09 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fahaka (Tetraodon lineatus)
Once owned:
Congo (Tetraodon miurus) R.I.P
GSP's
Figure 8's
SAP
DP's
Stars and Stripes
Porcupine puffers
Yellow long horn Cowfish
Striped Burrfish - Location (country): United States of America
- Location: Kentucky
Re: New Congo won't eat
Yeah small rosey red minnows would be what I would be feeding her until you can get her to eat worms and such.Srkoe wrote:Believe me I didn't really want to feed her those but they were the smallest fish I could find. I did end up finding some rosy red minnows that were fairly small.
Chris,
He who knows best knows how little he knows - Thomas Jefferson
He who knows best knows how little he knows - Thomas Jefferson
-
blackghostknife
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 271
- Joined: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:52 pm
- Gender: Male
- Location (country): United States
Re: New Congo won't eat
I think i would have a hard time feeding them endlers and fancy guppies. non fancy feeder guppies I don't really care about. I would feed them neons though. I just can't feed them pretty fish or fish that have some degree of intelligence like gouramis. but like I said feeder guppies are no problem.
The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best. Use the talents you possess.
Pufferpunk's biggest fan!!!
Pufferpunk's biggest fan!!!
-
FrogSplash
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 119
- Joined: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:39 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fang Puffer
- Location (country): USA
Re: New Congo won't eat
I wouldbt be able to feed the endlers, they're my favorite small fish. especially the few i have, yellow body, with red splashes and some green highliting
-
Srkoe
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 770
- Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:46 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 1 Fahaka "Ares"
2 GSP "Wally"&"Marty"
6 Dwarfs "the peas"
2 Figure 8 "Fugu"&"Gizzard"
1 Honeycomb Toby "Ashera"
2 Congo "P-Nut"&"Bevo"
1 mystery puffer (turgidus?)"Manson" - Location (country): United States
Re: New Congo won't eat
Well, the endlers are still in my shrimp tank...don't think they are going anywhere...lol!
-
Srkoe
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 770
- Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:46 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 1 Fahaka "Ares"
2 GSP "Wally"&"Marty"
6 Dwarfs "the peas"
2 Figure 8 "Fugu"&"Gizzard"
1 Honeycomb Toby "Ashera"
2 Congo "P-Nut"&"Bevo"
1 mystery puffer (turgidus?)"Manson" - Location (country): United States
Re: New Congo won't eat
I've been interested in breeding endlers, maybe I'll start a small tank. Need to find some females though...
-
Srkoe
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 770
- Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:46 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 1 Fahaka "Ares"
2 GSP "Wally"&"Marty"
6 Dwarfs "the peas"
2 Figure 8 "Fugu"&"Gizzard"
1 Honeycomb Toby "Ashera"
2 Congo "P-Nut"&"Bevo"
1 mystery puffer (turgidus?)"Manson" - Location (country): United States
Re: New Congo won't eat
What a night! P-Nut is in her "new" tank! She obviously loves it because she also just ate blackworms for the first time!!! She really chowed down. Too bad it also happened the same day I buy a new tank to breed guppy's for her 
. Now I feel like I wasted money on the stinking guppy tank that I could have used to get her a larger tank...plus one less tank running. Oh well, I suppose I need to get her weaned onto dead food before I scrap the guppy tank anyways.
. Now I feel like I wasted money on the stinking guppy tank that I could have used to get her a larger tank...plus one less tank running. Oh well, I suppose I need to get her weaned onto dead food before I scrap the guppy tank anyways.-
FADE2BLACK_1973
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 1185
- Joined: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:09 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fahaka (Tetraodon lineatus)
Once owned:
Congo (Tetraodon miurus) R.I.P
GSP's
Figure 8's
SAP
DP's
Stars and Stripes
Porcupine puffers
Yellow long horn Cowfish
Striped Burrfish - Location (country): United States of America
- Location: Kentucky
Re: New Congo won't eat
Sounds like she is doing good 
.
.Chris,
He who knows best knows how little he knows - Thomas Jefferson
He who knows best knows how little he knows - Thomas Jefferson
-
Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32979
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Greenville, SC
- Contact:
Re: New Congo won't eat
Can't return the extra tank?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"