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Green Spotted Puffer fish

Discussion in 'Saltwater Fish Forum' started by stephaniebray, Jul 21, 2009.

  1. stephaniebray

    stephaniebray Thread Starter New Member

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    What is the proper diet for these little guys? Mine is about an inch and a half long. He is very healthy looking, but I'm afraid I'm not feeding him the proper nutrients he needs to live a long and healthy life,

    He is very picky and won't eat much. He will not eat tropical fish flake food, or and sort of vegetable. I have tried clipping romaine lettuce and zucchini to the side of the glass. The only foods he will eat are frozen and freeze dried blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. I also about once a week throw 2 small snails in there and he eats those too.

    Please give me some suggestions. They would be greatly appreciated.
     
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  2. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    Puffers eat crustaceans in the wild. Foods for smaller puffers are frozen freeze-dried krill or plankton, gut-loaded ghost shrimp, glass worms, crickets, worms and small snails (the size of their eye). Snails are an essential food to a puffer's diet, especially when small.
     
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  3. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl New Member

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    When my puffer was about your size I fed him dried plankton and snails now that he is a bit bigger I feed him frozen bloodworms and crickets for his teeth since I can't supply a source of snails. With a puffer your size I suggest feeding every day. Mine is 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches so I feed him every other day. Mine is also a very picky eater. As a reminder make sure you go through a fresh/brackish/saltwater stage. And they also need a 30 gallon plus tank per puffer
     
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