ok to feed mystery snails to puffers??????

ThatGUY · 09-18-2007, 05:09 PM

im planning to bredd them yes no? o.o for dwarf puffers

**SueM** · 09-18-2007, 05:55 PM

Why the heck not ???

Ice Prince · 09-18-2007, 06:37 PM

its not gonna hurt them. i mean the puffers not the snails.

pullins125 · 03-20-2008, 08:06 PM

it is actually good for them bc it keeps their beaks down. i suggest you do it once a month. thats what i do for my puffer

karazy · 03-20-2008, 09:32 PM

ithink it sounds good. mystery snails might be a bit big though, but u cud try it

trashion · 03-21-2008, 12:15 PM

I fed baby mystery snails to the green spotted puffer at work. He loved 'em.

Courtney · 03-22-2008, 07:31 PM

mainly the dwarf puffers will just pick at them until they die ( the snails ) or the snails will grow to adult in the tank and multiply most likly i wouldnt do it they are my pets but if you really want to feed them to the puffers go right ahead... wont hurt anyone in the long run in less you dont want to watch your puffer take ittle bites out of your snails....

fishboy · 03-22-2008, 08:05 PM

the DPs are a rare case as they don't need to bite snail shells to keep their beaks filed like other puffers(though there's debate over red eye/red line puffers being a similar case). But baby snails might get the big crunch. Larger ones, like courtney mentioned, will just get picked at.

sueann · 03-27-2008, 12:31 PM

good luck on breeding puffer fish.they need territory and there is no sexual difference.they never have been bred in captivity for what i know.giving snail is good for them but i would be carful of where they are from.

sueann · 03-27-2008, 12:33 PM

i used to give my puffers oysters and they loved it.they did noy have any problems braking the shell.

karazy · 03-27-2008, 01:19 PM

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there is no sexual difference

actualy there is. on the males the spots are darker and the femals are bigger than the males most of the time

Courtney · 03-29-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sueann

good luck on breeding puffer fish.they need territory and there is no sexual difference.they never have been bred in captivity for what i know.giving snail is good for them but i would be carful of where they are from.

Your actually very wrong there...dwarf puffers have been bred in captivity alot, goto www.dwarfpuffers.com i think it is you can learn alot there and wont give false information...

**Scuba Kid** · 03-29-2008, 07:44 PM

I think they meant breeding the snails as a food source anyway, not breeding the puffers.

Gourami Swami · 03-31-2008, 05:28 AM

I would not do it with larger snails as they will just be shredded alive... which sounds a little brutal. I would breed the snails in another tank, and feed the offspring to your DP's.

sueann · 04-04-2008, 10:51 PM

i have been keeping fish for over 30years. i have known a man that raised fish for over 40 years.about my saying good luck on breeding puffers it depends where you got your informations because as my own experience and my friends you realy need a good luck.just go and check the article from peter mckane.dont tell me that i induce others in errors.the males will see even females as a enemies.you may have or had good luck with breeding puffers but i go with my experience and i had plenty of it.

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pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 145 User Feedback: (0)	it is actually good for them bc it keeps their beaks down. i suggest you do it once a month. thats what i do for my puffer __________________ 150 gallon african tank 3 Six-striped Frontosa (Unsexed) 2 Black Calvus (1 Male/1 Female) 2 Red Borelli (1 Male/1 Female) 2 Haplochromis redtail (2 Male/1 Female) 3 Salousi (1 Male/2 Female) 4 Orange Blotch Zebra (2 Male/2 Female) 2 Leleui (Unsexed) 1 Julidochromis Marliera 1 Ropefish 1 Syndontis Featherfin Catfish 1 Redtail Leopard Pleco(L-114)

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karazy Smexy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 509 User Feedback: (0)	ithink it sounds good. mystery snails might be a bit big though, but u cud try it __________________ 10 gallon -4 female guppies -1 sword tail -1 algae eater -1 electric blue crayfish 29 gallon going to be a minireef

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trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 932 User Feedback: (0)	I fed baby mystery snails to the green spotted puffer at work. He loved 'em. __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

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Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 255 User Feedback: (1)	mainly the dwarf puffers will just pick at them until they die ( the snails ) or the snails will grow to adult in the tank and multiply most likly i wouldnt do it they are my pets but if you really want to feed them to the puffers go right ahead... wont hurt anyone in the long run in less you dont want to watch your puffer take ittle bites out of your snails.... __________________ http://monsters.rockyou.com/google_a...hp?i=167441100

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fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,655 User Feedback: (0)	the DPs are a rare case as they don't need to bite snail shells to keep their beaks filed like other puffers(though there's debate over red eye/red line puffers being a similar case). But baby snails might get the big crunch. Larger ones, like courtney mentioned, will just get picked at. __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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sueann Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: quebec,canada Age: 43 Posts: 9 User Feedback: (0)	good luck on breeding puffer fish.they need territory and there is no sexual difference.they never have been bred in captivity for what i know.giving snail is good for them but i would be carful of where they are from.

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sueann Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: quebec,canada Age: 43 Posts: 9 User Feedback: (0)	i used to give my puffers oysters and they loved it.they did noy have any problems braking the shell.

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Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 3,913 User Feedback: (1)	I think they meant breeding the snails as a food source anyway, not breeding the puffers. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,093 User Feedback: (0)	I would not do it with larger snails as they will just be shredded alive... which sounds a little brutal. I would breed the snails in another tank, and feed the offspring to your DP's. __________________

04-04-2008, 10:51 PM	#15
sueann Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: quebec,canada Age: 43 Posts: 9 User Feedback: (0)	wrong about breeding puffer fish ????? i have been keeping fish for over 30years. i have known a man that raised fish for over 40 years.about my saying good luck on breeding puffers it depends where you got your informations because as my own experience and my friends you realy need a good luck.just go and check the article from peter mckane.dont tell me that i induce others in errors.the males will see even females as a enemies.you may have or had good luck with breeding puffers but i go with my experience and i had plenty of it.

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