The Puffer Forum

Oh, make sure the food is uncooked, no preservatives, but at a deli they shouldn'thave preservatives. If the mussels are still alive, freeze them first. Squid, scallops, etc. also great.

THANK YOU so much Seven! I finally got Yoshi to eat a shrimp i got him. he only took like 4 bites but it more then what hes eaten all week. i will stick the shrimp in the fridge and keep givving him a few bites every day. i got him to eat it by tieing a thread to it and bobbing it in the water as if it were a live shrimp. hopefully i can get him actual live food to eat. (since he seems to refuse to eat the feeder fish i got him XD)

oh by the way the guy was kinda a surlaW! wen i asked for 1 individual shrimp he asked why i said for a fish at home i got and he was kinda rude and said "(beaver home) must be one spoiled fish"

Oh that's odd that he was rude! Where do you live?
That is awesome that you made a shrimp marionette puppet! Four bites is great, they have small tummies.
Don't get him eating any feeder fish, it can transfer diseases and they aren't considered a good food source nutritionally speaking.

well i got him the fish before i knew that and he hasnt even ever touched. wich makes me happy. but i am super excited every bit he took made me happier and happier. yea my GSP shares his tank with a little Rosey Red feeder. i figured they were ok in the 10 gallon tank so the 30 wld be ok right? yea well i put the shrimp in there and he didnt even glance but when i got it out and started bobbing it he clddnt stay away! heh. fish compatibility wise can i get a pleco to put in there? or is that a bad idea?

30 gallon is the suggested bare minium for a single GSP so I would just stick with him in the 30 gallon.

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Stick with just the GSP in the 30gal. A pleco wouldn't be suitable as they are FW fish and GSPs aren't.

ok guys i didnt just let the forum die i have been tryin to figure out how to get my video from my camera to my computer so i can show everyone my tank. well i think i will wait a lil bit but i do have a good question. i currently have aquarium gravel in the tank should i swich it to sand? just a lil curious about that thought.

If you're keeping a GSP, then aragonite sand is recommended to keep the pH steady, around 8. Have you read the GSP article in our Library? A lot of your Qs can be answered in there.