platy ben

Thanks for the puffer luck by the way

Knowing my normal luck, im probably going to need it

pinkfloydpuffer

Ooh, both excellent choices!

Hehe, no prob

platy ben

As much as i keep saying, "one last thing" i have another "one last thing" just pop into my head.

I understand that puffers need good food such as brine shrimp and bloodworm which i can easily provide.
And on the whole case of the crunchy snacks, i can probably get young pond snails and i was wondering, could i feed the puffers the occasional red cherry shrimp, i have a breeding colony so i need something to do with the young.

And one more thought, would the puffer eat the shrimps skins that have been shed, just incase i dont feed them live shrimp.

pinkfloydpuffer

Yeah, live shrimp are a great food. I'm not really sure if they'll eat shedded skins or not. My puffers don't eat empty snail shells, so I'd guess the same thin applies here.
One thing that is absolutely essential is giving them food daily that will wear down their teeth. They are notorious for getting overgrown teeth.

platy ben

Il get some snails from the LFS then, il get some pond snails then i can put them in my 35G barrel outside and breed them in there

pinkfloydpuffer

great

platy ben

Woohoo, thanks a bunch for all your help today PFP

Il be sure to post pics once i get it all finshed off and add the puffers

After a whole day of fishlore (for me in the UK anyway) im finally going to go offline

Thanks again PFP

pinkfloydpuffer

No prob
Can't wait