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Hello everyone,

I was doing the usual feed of Malaysian Trumpet Snails to my Green Spotted Puffer a few minutes ago and I always gently crush the shell of the MTS since the puffer(BumbleBee) is still very small(1.9ish inches). Today, I saw him eat the entire operculum of an MTS, should I be concerned about this? The operculum looks too big for him to poop out, so will he digest it or regurgitate it?

Thanks!

PH: 7.9 ammonia:0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 15ppm(water change yesterday.)
Salinity: 1.016
tank size: 32.5 gallon Fluval Flex.
tank mates: none yet, but maybe mollies soon.

It is highly recommended NOT to feed MTS to your puffer. Keep an eye on him.

Just as a question, why is it bad to feed crushed up Malaysian Trumpet snails? I mean everywhere I go, people seem to recommend MTS's. Thanks for the reply!

I highly suggest against it. they are extremely hard & could damage your puffer's insides.

Ok, thanks, I will look into getting rams horns instead.