The Puffer Forum

Today is the first time my GSP has been given a ghost shrimp.
when he figured out he was in the tank
my fish started to change colors and i dont mean just his belly
all his spots turned brown and then the ones on his sides stared to fade into his green.( he looked like he was camoflauging himself)
and he just stalked the lil shrimp around for about fifteen minutes then he just left the shrip alone
im just wondering
is this normal behavor?ive never heard of them "camoflauging"

it seems normal. Do do change colors depending on their mood.

also hes about a one and a half to two inchs big and he now ate the whole same size shrimp
is that a bad thing?
I really didnt think he'd eat it all

PP would say killing it with kindness, but just keep an eye on the feeding. he's a growing boy and needs his food. But too much can cause problems. See the feeding article in the library

library/category/feeding/

thanks:D

It's always a good idea to feed your food (gut-load) before feeding to your puffer. Ghost shrimp are 99% water. The stalking puffer will camo itself, to make it easier to sneak up on it's food.

Just to make sure, so im not mistaken
since he is a juvenile i can feed him every day if he will eat it?

I had been feeding them "veggies" before hand if that is "gutloaded"

yep, that is exactly it. just as the shrimp finish eating they become puffer food

Feed 6 days on, one day off.

He doesnt usually eat his frozen food every day
i find my self cleaning out more then he eats and i dont put much in there
but he does eat anywere from 3-10 snails a day

I had tried giving him lil fishies before when i had first got him
and he showed no interest.
Today was the first time hes had live food with me and im pretty sure it made his day and it also made mine watching him