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new puffer diet

Post by wsavio »

i just lost a puffer because of diet (krill) and now i replaced him with a 2 inch porcupine puffer and dont want to make that mistake again
i tried to give him srimp, squid,scalop etc but all he ears is krill hes only in my tank a week
PLEASE HELP
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Re: new puffer diet

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Re: new puffer diet

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He's not going to starve himself to death - make sure he gets lots of fresh seafoods from your grocery store, and some commercial frozen diets like formula 1. Krill should only be fed once or twice a week, and after soaking in a vitamin solution and selcon.
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