Dwarf Puffer Advice

[lilacamy931]

Still only very small amounts, but at least it is a start, was unable to get live bloodworm over the weekend but believe can get a lift this coming one, so hopefully he won't be too spoilt with a taste for live.

thanks for all the wonderful support. Due to the little mishaps I have had (unconscious fish, pale not eating etc) have started my own fish diary! Very sad, has what I do each day what is added, what is different, what currently thinking for empty tanks and the dream fishies when we get our own place. Also notes I have found useful and can refer to

 

[iSnail]

Glad that he's doing well. Wanting to eat is a good sign I love watching mine chase live brine shrimps and glass worms. So funny

 

[lilacamy931]

Ohhhh! Have not trried live brine shrimp yet! Must get some, the blood worm is funny as it is!

 

[bagu]

it looks like a massive red tongue

 

[lilacamy931]

Yeah it does!!! I love it when one reverses fast . Mine!

Well feeding with my little guy is still touch and go, but he still seems to be doing ok

 

[iSnail]

Ohhhh! Have not trried live brine shrimp yet! Must get some, the blood worm is funny as it is!

You ain't seen nothing yet

Well feeding with my little guy is still touch and go, but he still seems to be doing ok

Just keep up the water change. Fingers crossed for your little man

 

[lilacamy931]

Thank you very much for all the support! I fed him this morning and he ate one! Left alone after as he does like his privacy.

On dwarf puffer diet what other things can I feed?

Have bloodworm - good
Looking to get brineshrimp - is this the same as daphnia? also do these swim around and do you spoon them in?!
Snails - havent had much luck, ramshorns didnt make it to my door alive, apples died. Had pond snails they have died 3 weeks later, hopefully will try to find a new batch but not sure what went wrong there.

anything else good to feed? have heard peas occasionally for them are good, they have a rest day on Sundays of eating

The tank params are starting to stabilise and mainman seems to like being on his own

 

[bagu]

daphnia? ive heard they love chasing them

 

[jennybugs]

Mine ignore daphnia as it's a bit small and insignificant I'm guessing

Live enriched brine shrimp and live bloodworms are their faves along with small snails the size of their eyes

 

[lilacamy931]

Ah so daphnia are not the same as brine shrimp! Will have to see if the local does them.. probably not my guess!

 

[iSnail]

Mine ignore daphnia as it's a bit small and insignificant I'm guessing

Live enriched brine shrimp and live bloodworms are their faves along with small snails the size of their eyes

I couldn't agree more How do you enrich your live brine shrimps Jenny?

@Lilacamy931
Daphnia are freshwater water fleas. Brine shrimps are salt water so don't pour the salt water into your tank
And how do you keep your snails? Do you live in a soft water area? I can send you some adult red ramshorn snails and maybe a couple of bladder snails (next week) if you need any. Just pm me your details.

 

[lilacamy931]

Yay - local does brine shrimp and set to get some over the weekend, new fun and games!

Thank you iSnail, Pm'd you

 

[jennybugs]

I couldn't agree more How do you enrich your live brine shrimps Jenny?

I buy live phytoplankton for my marine tanks (green soup I call it) and feed it to the live shrimp too. Leave them in the solution and the next day you have enriched brine shrimp

 

[m00se]

Hi everyone

I've been looking for something to do with my old tank as I'm moving its current inhabitants over to my new big one, and I've decided I want to plant it heavily, and put in 4 or 5 DPs (25 gallon tank), just love the little guys

The only questions I have are: I've read variously over different places that you need a sand substrate, and in others that you can use fine gravel. What's best? Secondly, where do you guys get your snails from? Can you breed the little tiny ones that sometimes take over tanks? Seems like finding a way to make them reproduce would be perfect, but sod's law of course says that if I try and get rid of them (like I did about 6 months ago when they ###### near took over my old tank) they'll breed like crazy and I won't be able to get rid of them, and if I try and make them reproduce they'll die off or go frigid on me.

Anyone got any snail-breeding tips?

 

[lilacamy931]

Hello M00se

Your dwarves wont mind sand or gravel (gravel is easier to clean ).

I am still new to the snail thing, I am sure someone will give tips, any on plants will be good but probably better to set up a snail breeder tank so they don't invade your others and stop your dwarves eating them before they get a chance to breed

p.s make sure you have 2-3 females per male. I recently had to separate one of my four as ended up with two males and he was not the happiest.

Males have wrinkles around their eyes and stripes on their bellies, but can only tell this when they are mature