[Chesh]

HAHA! OMG! I love them!!! Snarky little buggers when they want to be, lol... it's a really nice video, too - I wish I had a cam that could give as clear a recording as that. They're so small - I KNOW they're tiny, but they somehow don't SEEM as small as they are when you look at them that way. In comparison to the heater - you see it. But otherwise. . . just funny with no show of scale.

I think you're right - there IS no advantage to feeding frozen. Most foods lose some nutritional content in the freezing, I imagine worms and shrimp would be included in that. Sadly. . . we don't all have lovely trustworthy shops like you do. STILL jealous that you get to shop at maidenhead! My crappy LFS - the ONLY LFS I have access to (opposed to chain shops) is where I got my dwarf loaches, and if you know THAT story, you'd understand why I'd never buy live (or dead) foods from them, lol. They only carry live Brine, anyway. . .

As for the video - good call, Nile - I DO remember at some point in the long-faded past setting something on my profile in YouTube that allows links to embed. Perhaps you and John don't have that turned on? *shrugs* It's the oddest thing! I'm sure you'll both figure it out eventually.

Thanks for the video... I really love these guys!

 

[Nilet699]

You know what i think the key is? NOT being logged in to youtube.......
thats the ONLY difference in the 2 postings......
This forum has auto embed.....so maybe its disabled by being logged into a YT account!?!?

GOD KNOWS!
And i know......i LOVES IT. tomorrow will be snails at midday, so ill try and get more videos up now They like them......circling them before going in for the kill! :-D

tried researching anything they could 'hunt' nothing. maybe shrimp.......but its hard to find any small enough!!! :-(

 

[Boredomb]

Well, at the moment i kind of just intend to feed them live all the time. I dont really see the advantage of frozen. if its merely to save a few $, well, i <3 my fish, they can have the good stuff

Tbh, only thing i really want is something live thats a challenge for them.....something they could 'hunt' etc

Live foods are best and if getting them isn't a problem then they are definitely better to feed. I know for some ppl this is an issue. It was for me awhile back. Since then a LFS started carrying live blackworms as I kept bugging them for them. LoL
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[Nilet699]

Yeah live foods will never be a problem. They come in lil bag- the BW and Daph - in some liquid.....how long will they live in my fridge? Replace every ?? weeks>?

 

[Boredomb]

If you are keeping Blackworms in the frig they can last several weeks BUT changing the water every day or two is a must or else the water gets really nasty! Plus it will end up killing the blackworms faster.
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[Nilet699]

blood worms sorry, not black

 

[Boredomb]

Live bloodworms??? Yeah sorry no clue but I would imagine it would be much along the lines as I said for the blackworms.
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[Boredomb]

Aren't Bloodworms just midge fly larva???? I really don't know anything about these as all I can get is frozen bloodworms.
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[jentralala]

That is so cute how they just slurp them up! And when two went for the same worm and ended up 'kissing', that was freakin' adorable. Those worms look huge compared to them! How many do you feed them?

And I'm with Ches, so jealous that you have such a great LFS! Mine don't even carry live food, ;(

 

[Nilet699]

That is so cute how they just slurp them up! And when two went for the same worm and ended up 'kissing', that was freakin' adorable. Those worms look huge compared to them! How many do you feed them?

And I'm with Ches, so jealous that you have such a great LFS! Mine don't even carry live food, ;(

Yeah the LFS is really good! Though i can think of 4 that carry live fod permanently around me, just maidenhead is the best. I dont know why all yours dont?!?!

Theres no set amount, i watch there bellies and try to individually make sure they are all getting enough. Like the vid, they were all pretty much full except that one......he's the one eaating the most snails in the vid below though.....must have been hungry after ignoring them! silly boy!

 

[Nilet699]

Ok, not the best vid in the world, just a light snack on a few snails that i took for you guys
Bit of savagery and terrible commentary in there though haha

 

[fish monger]

Ok, not the best vid in the world, just a light snack on a few snails that i took for you guys
Bit of savagery and terrible commentary in there though haha

Dwarf puffers eating snails - YouTube

Cool but, what's with that Abba sounding stuff in the background. Put some Lynyrd Skynryrd on. That will get the fish in the mood for chowin down.

 

[Nilet699]

Haha, thats Fifa 13 running in the background on my xbox. i was having a lazy saturday morning

 

[jentralala]

They are savage little guys! But it's okay because they're so adorable He/She is circling those snails like a shark, that's so awesome. I always wondered how they got the snails out of their shells haha.

 

[aussieJJDude]

Aww cute - but poor snails, they so cute too!

 

[Chesh]

heeheehee... oh my. That's too cute. So. . .it doesn't look like they're actually crunching through the shells, but rather waiting for the snail to foolishly poke his head out and then. . . pecking at it. Poor snails! My rams get snitty with each-other when food is involved sometimes, too. Funny little fishies

 

[Nilet699]

Yes true. Now im not entirely sure if this will be a problem or not as unlike most puffers they have soft beaks. Was thinking of getting some REALLY small MTS, when i have a tray or something so they dont burrow, that they would have to crunch through. Need them really small as read that MTS are not great for them due to the soft beak, unless they are like 2mm.

And yes they certainly get snitty with each other. 99% of the time they are actuallky fine with each other though which is good! And theres no one bully, they all get it and hand it out! Even lil squee fights her corner

 

[Chesh]

My rams are the same way, it's natural to them. Be interesting to see how things develop as your puffers age and hit maturity, etc. I'm still wondering if problems will arise in my tank if/when any of my rams pair up and start planning a family. I have MTS, I'm not sure how you'd get them to stay in a 'tray,' lol, but it's worth a try! I don't think they'd crack their shells, tho. My rams and/or loaches DO get to my younger MTS, but obviously their shells are left unscathed. . .

 

[Nilet699]

Well I know..... but how will I ever get them to crack em? It doesn't bother me.....just don't wa nt it to bother them! Meh, we'll see I guess.

Indeed. Though I wish you'd stood saying problems....your going to jinx me! Haha.
Hmm the rams.....I obviously don't have any but for what I know/ read.....once you have a pair.....you ONLY have the pair jn the tank? I might be wrong. There's another tank for you.... lol.

Puffer f feeding now daphnia snack

 

[Chesh]

Yeah, a lot of people think that's the right way to go about keeping rams. But others don't - and they often happen to be people who keep them as I do - in a shoal. I have enough tanks to move them should there ever be a problem - so far, nearly a year later, we're still doing well. No pairings, but they've all hit maturity, so *crosses fingers* Same goes for the Puffers, so I'm interested in watching how it goes.

Happy feeding!