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SNails??
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:18 pm
by Dragon Puffer
I recently read on some web page that congo puffers won't eat snails. Is that true? Or can I also feed mine snails?
Thanks
Re: SNails??
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:00 am
by Nick
Most puffers will eat snails if given the chance.
Re: SNails??
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:42 am
by Hilly
Well worth a try to feed him snails. It cant hurt.
Re: SNails??
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:26 pm
by Dragon Puffer
Thank-you for the info:) Are apple snails ok? My congo is 3.5 or 4 inches.
Re: SNails??
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:51 pm
by Smashtoad
I just got a mystery snail for help with algae control, it rolled right past my buried Congo and he didn't even flinch, but his eyes were all over it. Several folks on here have opined that Congos, being specialized piscivores, generally ignore snails. In any event, even if he did hit an apple snail...a rotting snail that big wouldn't be good for your nitrifiers if you didn't get it out of the tank relatively soon.
Re: SNails??
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:34 pm
by Dragon Puffer
Ok. Thank-you