The Puffer Forum

So I will probably be getting a Congo puffer. Ive done allot of research, but i still don't know exactly what to feed them. Crabs, prawn, shrimp....what about at a young age? they cant eat a big crab when there so small obviously. I live in the middle of a big city where food for fish and just about everything is readily available. But I would like to here from a Congo owner on how they feed there congos and where they get there food from. I want to make sure i know what i'm getting into before making the plunge into congo parent hood. oh yeah and how many times a week/day to feed them for every age of the puffer. Btw im going to get a 20g long tank,maybe even 30g.I'm going to get some starter fish and cycle it and such so no worry there.Also no tank mates for this guy i'm assuming?

Mine eats earthworms, fiddler crabs, pieces of people shrimp, scallops & mussels. Good feeding article in our Library.

I was thinking i could feed it freeze dried krill,(i would get a stick to dangle it right above his head), ghost shrimp(alive),Snails,Maybe 1 live crab a week(does it matter what type of crab?). But what about when there young? maybe bloodworms when hes young and smaller krill?

Try live/frozen blood/blackworms & FD plankton, small pieces of people shrimp. It's going to take a while to adjust ot dead foods.

Instead of people shrimp could i soak the FD krill and do that? I have jumbo krill and regular krill.