The Puffer Forum

I have 3 DPs and I am afraid that they are not eating properly. I do not think they have IPs but their bellies are flat all the time. I feed them thawed bloodworms and brine shrimp, but they never seem very interested. I have tried shrimp but they did not touch it, they do attack snails though. So, I was wondering what kind of foods your DPs like?

My DP doesn't like brine shrimp, but will eat frozen and dried blood worms. I used to have a bunch of newly hatched ramshorns in the tank, but now there isn't any so I am sure they were eaten.

For the blood worms, initially my DP didn't eat them and they became amano shrimp food. So, I held a single blood worm with tweezers in the current to simulate it being live and she ate it. Same with the dried blood worms. Now she will eat on her own.

I have four and for the first 3 days fed live bloodworm in a feeder, since then I feed thawed bloodworm, my youngest male used to be really uninterested but by being back at work and changing my feeding time for them slightly they all feed happily now most the time!

Hope to try snails soon, have also read amongst the forums black worms are a favourite.

Mine would only eat live blackworms, live shrimp and live snails *sigh*. I spoiled them.

Thanks for the replies

I will have to try and find some live worms

Mine eat frozen bloodworms and live blackworms, and live snails when I can get them. I also try peas on them every so often, with little success.

i got to try them with frozen bloodworms again..first time i did, they stared puzzled...now they are on live brine shrimp diet

wow! peas?? really?!! that will be great!!

anyone has any tips on feeding method/gadgets when u go for holidays (1-2 weeks long)??

The peas should be fed no more than once a week, as a digestive aid.

Holidays lasting more than a few days... I'd get a pet-sitter.