The Puffer Forum

Hi all I am new to here and I'm still getting used to searching for stuff, I have found a ton of info already. I have a question on feeding my GSP. Currently he gets a variety of frozen brine, frozen blood worms, frozen krill, live black worms, and once a month 4-5 live ghost shrimp. I feed him every other day now he is about 2.5". I would like to mix in maybe clam or mussel and possibly prawn from the store. How do I feed the clams? and how much(volume) of food should he get? As of now each feeding is about the volume of half a frozen brine cube, except when i do the ghost shrimp. Is this enough? Oh my tank is 30gal, sg1.016, 0 ammonia, ph 8.0, it is setup with an artificial mangrove root, rock cave lots of plants, and crushed coral aragonite substrate.

Just feed until his belly is slightly rounded, and always keep light on the brine and krill relative to the other foods you mentioned, and he'll be fine.

I was startin to think that way from what i've been gatherin here.

Also, all live foods should be quarantined for 2-4 weeks before use as food.

Yea I've een doin the quarentine on live for awhile I learned the hard way a few years ago with an Oscar. He was 4 years old and I lost him do to not doing it. Thanks, what about feeding clams at the size my GSP is. I'm not sure if I need to crack it open first or what?

Smash them with a hammer, don't cut them open clean... the more shell he has the chew at to get to the meat, the more wear his teeth get.

ok Im goin to get some at the store today and i'll give it a try this week, thanks.