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Dwarf Puffers -> Big Tank?


Zimbaliza
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Hi,

I have a small problem, (well rather 4 small problems), I'm looking at going on holiday for a few weeks,

and my current house/fish sitters, I normally use, are still in OZ, and will not be back in time, I am wondering, if I should move my dwarf puffers (4) into my main tank, and use an automatic feeder, I am thinking the amount of snails, in there should be enough to keep them going... (currently, it has been my source of food for them, for the last 9 months, with the morning and night harvest of snails! for them). they also,get a mix of white worms & mossies/daphnia. (all live)

the puffers, are pretty tiny, (the size of a pea, also known as pea puffers) I'm pretty sure they will give a few of my guys a bit of a nip... but most of the fish are pretty quick, that and the tank is rather huge.

Main tank is 750 litre, planted community tank, so plenty of snails!!

  • 45 Corys
  • 3 Large kissing goramnis
  • 3 chain loaches
  • 2 kulli loaches
  • 2 Whiptail cats
  • 100+ tetras

looking at being away for 3-4 weeks (friends wedding in India)

I think it would be a big ask, even getting my sitters, to do the crazy stuff I do to feed these little guys!

other idea, as, I may have a 6 day period of no one in the house... (maybe able to get a friend in to feed 'em)

use a brine shrimp hatch and feed system for the puffers?? would it be able to keep up with the puffers for 6 days??

https://www.amazon.com/KollerCraft-Feeder-Shrimp-Hatchery-Aquariums/dp/B002DVREP8

I have one at home, just never used it, I have probably a gap, of about 6 days... before my Fish Sitters would be available

anyone tried one of these in the past?

-Chris

 

 

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nah, the little bastards, only eat live food, probably have been told by there mums, "if it don't wiggle! don't nibble!"

found they will not touch frozen blood worms, yes, I probably could train them to eat... with wiggling them around... but have easyer access to other live foods, I have read that sometimes if they are in a community tank, they can 'learn' to take flake etc, after seeing the other fish eating it...

I did have them eating a worming tablet... but I'm guessing they were confused... it looked a little life daphnia flooting in the tank

Anyway, I may have sorted out my problem.. with just a small gap between, my leave date and the arrival of my house sitters.. is now down to 3 days!!

I could probably overdose 'em with SNAILS! to keep them going, dumped a big chunk of weed in from my big tank into the puffy tank in the weekend!, also some sponge filters from my baby cory tank (covered in snails)... I haven't had any of the puffys complaining about food all week!! (yep they all have fat little tummys!!)

-Chris

 

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