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I just bought a Congo puffer from one of my friends, I've heard of about 10 different things to feed him from tons of people, and I really don't know who to believe. What really is the best thing for him to eat to stay healthy?

All 10! The more varied the diet, the better. There are some great feeding articles in the library.

I heard a lot about snail feeding, but I am ABSOLUTELY clueless on how to breed them. If anyone has a step by step process, or link, I'd appreciate it.

Tank+clean, warm water+snails=lots of snails

Gotcha, but how warm, what type of snails, an do they need a light?

There is a whole lot of info in the library. That is what its there for.


http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/puffer/food.html

http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/ ... snail.html

http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/ ... eding.html

Coronaman wrote:I heard a lot about snail feeding, but I am ABSOLUTELY clueless on how to breed them. If anyone has a step by step process, or link, I'd appreciate it.

I started a snail breeding tank for my Congo and he wouldn't eat them lol, he did kill a few but i think only because they annoyed him, fortunately I then got a F8 and she loves them so all was not lost!!
Sue

I guess I'll just stick with ghost shrimp, and some feeders here and there. I wouldn't want to have the snail tank go to waste.

Susiejames101, what do you feed your Congo?

Every puffer is different. Just because one doesn't like snails, doesn't mean yours won't. You could ask the LFS if they could give you some of their nuisance snails to try out on him to see if he likes them.

Mine won't touch snails. She has had a ramshorn & giant apple snail for tankmates. Kills all fish.

Coronaman wrote:Susiejames101, what do you feed your Congo?

He eats shrimp and blood worms, everything else i give him he ignores and buries himself, I am going to try and get him onto a few more foods though, sometimes fussy fish are like fussy children lol
Regards
Sue