hard food to feed a small porcupine puffer..

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  1. arrivalanche

    arrivalanche Bristle Worm

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    So we bought a PP last week a he is great and eats a lot but ive heard that you need to feed them shellfish to keep their beaks from overgrowing. We feed him "clams on the half shell" right now which he loves but the shells are obviously too large for him to chomp on. Anyone have any suggestions for something a little smaller that he could break up?
     
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  2. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    Snails!! They simply love them and are very good for them.
     
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  3. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    there is a frozen food that is small clams on the half shell.
    sorry don't know who the supplier is.
    maybe San Francisco bay
     
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  4. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Im with nana reefer snails are great.you can try live clams aswell from the seafood store/grocery store.
     
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    inwall75 Giant Squid

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  6. arrivalanche

    arrivalanche Bristle Worm

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    those are the clams that Ive been feeding him. they are about a inch or so wide though. his mouth is maybe 1/8" - 3/16" wide. The only other thing that ive found is grabbing the little baby snails in the tank when i find them and show them to him. He eat them up real quick.
     
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  7. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Ocean Nutrition IIRC, and prosalt.
     
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    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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  9. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    When i had a predator tank I would go buy oysters..crack them a little with a hammer (just enough so the fish knows the food is in there) and then let them do the work of tearing that shell apart to get to it...worked well :)
     
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  10. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Your local oysters, right? Not those big Pacific ones?
     
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