Fahaka feeding requirements

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Fahaka feeding requirements

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I have a very young fahaka puffer, about two months old and 2 inches long. He or she came to me when he or she was about half an inch. He’s been eating a mix of seafood but currently start eating pellets. Is there any detriment to feeding him or her mainly pellets. I know that teeth need to be ground down by hard shells. Other than the potential teeth/beak issue, are there any other health concerns for having pallets of staples?
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I'm always shocked when folks get their fahaka to eat pellets. Mine refused them. I do suggest a varied diet though.
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Thanks. I plan on still giving seafood but when I’m away, it will be easier to feed pellets. She didn’t like pelleted food until the swordtail started eating them and I think it triggered a feeding response. She used to try but spit out. Now she just eats anything that goes in the tank. She loves crayfish that I bred for her.
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How long will you be away? Most fish are fine without eating for a week.
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I’m away for about 10 days. We have someone to visit the cat and can feed Alice (puff) every other day. I don’t feed too much when I’m away and the swordtails are there If she gets desperately hungry.
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PP. do u think it will be detrimental if the first ingredient of the pellet is Antarctic krill? No sure if krill is still causing lockjaw?!
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Krill will always cause puffers lockjaw. I feed krill 1x every other week.
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Ok ok. Do U know what about krill that cause lockjaw? Am
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Quick question. Alice is doing well growing at about 6 inches or slightly smaller. She continues to eat pellets/disc as her main diet. She also gets snails and crays occasionally. I have a mystery snail breeding tank set up.

Anyways, is there any pellets/disc bigger than 10 mm? She is eating northfin carnivore discs and most of the time she bites it and it’s actually quite loud. But sometimes she will get a smaller one and just swallows it. She likes the tiny 2 mm omega and nls bug pellets as well. Just seeing if there are bigger size so when she is bigger I can transition over. Thanks.
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I sent you links to read, early in this thread.
It is Thiamine that causes lockjaw.
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Thanks. I read about thiamine. My latest post was asking about pellets bigger than 10 mm. Are there any?
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