Congo Puffer

[mnemenoi]

With smaller puffers more frequent feedings are appreciated, but once they get near adult size allowing a day or three to pass will keep them a bit more active and focused on eating when fed and more perceptive to you as the owner.

[Fishkeeper19]

so how much/what would i feed them when they are like 1/2" it would seem the crawfish and stuff like that would be a little to big?

[mnemenoi]

I'd add some Ghost shrimp and guppies (dozen of each) and slowly add more as they are consumed.

[jeb102385]

You could also do snails... not mts though (shells are too hard). Pond snails work great

[Fishkeeper19]

kk thanks a lot guys i really appreciate you guys answering my questions :)

[SunnyHouTX]

Congos don't typical need their teeth to be trimmed

[Fishkeeper19]

ok good cause seeing what those teeth can do i'd be kinda hesitant to put my hands near them lol. Also how fast do they grow?

[SunnyHouTX]

Very slowly LOL

[Fishkeeper19]

is there like a growth per month or growth per year scale?

[SunnyHouTX]

None that I'm aware of. Granted, I didn't have mine for too long. Got very bored with it, very quickly.

[Fishkeeper19]

kk thanks :)

[troy tucker]

If you feed him or her any kind of hard shelled invert. Is good for their teeth. It will brake them off a little and keep them from over growing. But not an everyday food.
Feeding yuong puffer would be like any fry. They can't eat as much.So they eat more often. Adlults 3 times a week with a treat like snails or shrimp on a 4th day. My wifes puffers let her pet them like a dog. Its the funniest thing...

[SunnyHouTX]

Congo puffers don't eat critters with hard shells. Eating live fish is enough to keep their teeth trimmed

[Fishkeeper19]

so you don't have to feed fish with shells (can you still feed them like pond snails?)? So i could feed shrimp one day, guppies another, silver sides another, and tilapia?

[Fishkeeper19]

or can you keep them on like a live food only diet like guppies one day swordtails another etc...,(vice versa?)