Dwarf Puffer Diet

[Spanerman]

Right, ive had my DP's for 6-7weeks now and have been feeding them frozen bloodworms and freeze dried daphnia but want to add some variety, cant seem to find any small snails in LFS's and live bloodworms are hit and miss, but im sure i read that DP's will take live earthworms, is this true? would it be worth popping one in and trying to see if they think of it as food?

 

[nmonks]

Earthworms are to fish what avocados are to humans: Nature's perfect food. Provided you can find specimens small enough for them to eat, Carinotetraodon spp. enjoy earthworms, as do puffers generally. Earthworms are extremely nutritious, thanks to the soil and partially digested plant material inside them; they're essentially 'gut loaded' with vitamins, minerals and fibre.

My only warning about earthworms is that they will contain any pesticides or insecticides used in that garden where they are collected. If you have an "organic" garden where only natural, non-toxic chemical and products are used, then you're fine. But if you're one of those gardeners who sprays every bug in sight, then any use of earthworms from your garden will carry a risk.

Cheers, Neale

 

[Spanerman]

my gardens natural lol...ie overgrown

 

[Spanerman]

well, i put one in....they dont seem to be interested at all any ideas on how to make them more appealing?

 

[Davo86]

well, i put one in....they dont seem to be interested at all any ideas on how to make them more appealing?

try chopping one up and adding it mixed in with a small amount of bloodworm

 

[jennybugs]

How big are the worms compared to the puffers? Bear in mind that they've only got small mouths...mine struggle with larger bloodworms at times

I remember the first time I gave my F8s an earthworm. It was a monster fat one and I put it in a veggie clip. The biggest puff zoomed up to it, 'sniffed' it, tried to bite it unsuccessfully, looked at me then looked back at the worm before swimming off in apparent disgust