Puffer Teeth Maintenance

ChrisKil · 04/20/2008, 07:07 PM

I am looking to get a puffer, but before I do I want to make sure that I can properly feed it. I've read on other forums and websites that they need hard shells to keep their teeth from overgrowing. I have been unable to find a source for small cheap feeder snails. Are whole shrimp hard enough to keep their teeth worn down?

BLKTANG · 04/20/2008, 07:29 PM

My friend has a big yellow puffer,im not even sure what kind it is.

Anyway he gives his the freshwater snails,those are a little cheaper i think.

wiscsaltwater · 04/20/2008, 07:34 PM

Feed him shrimp or whatever you chose for the most part, just make sure hes got snail tankmates and every once in a while he will hammer a snail or 2 for fun, that should be enough.

ChrisKil · 04/21/2008, 06:09 PM

Thanks, I wasn't looking forward to doing fish dentistry. Apparently some people actually give their fish anesthesia and file down their teeth.

Salamander · 04/21/2008, 06:43 PM

A local reefer friend of mine is a big puffer fan. He knocks them out with some kind of oil and files their teeth by hand.

Salamander · 04/21/2008, 06:45 PM

His handle on here is puffergeek. You can probably pm him for some info.

04/20/2008, 07:07 PM	#1
ChrisKil Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ruston, LA Posts: 152	Puffer Teeth Maintenance I am looking to get a puffer, but before I do I want to make sure that I can properly feed it. I've read on other forums and websites that they need hard shells to keep their teeth from overgrowing. I have been unable to find a source for small cheap feeder snails. Are whole shrimp hard enough to keep their teeth worn down? __________________ Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Show a man a reef tank, bankrupt him for life. Current Tank Info: 125g mixed reef w/ 30g sump

04/20/2008, 07:29 PM	#2
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	My friend has a big yellow puffer,im not even sure what kind it is. Anyway he gives his the freshwater snails,those are a little cheaper i think. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

04/20/2008, 07:34 PM	#3
wiscsaltwater Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 429	Feed him shrimp or whatever you chose for the most part, just make sure hes got snail tankmates and every once in a while he will hammer a snail or 2 for fun, that should be enough. __________________ I have a 10g tank, how many tangs can i keep in it? Current Tank Info: 550g salt, 55g salt, 29g salt

04/21/2008, 06:09 PM	#4
ChrisKil Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ruston, LA Posts: 152	Thanks, I wasn't looking forward to doing fish dentistry. Apparently some people actually give their fish anesthesia and file down their teeth. __________________ Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Show a man a reef tank, bankrupt him for life. Current Tank Info: 125g mixed reef w/ 30g sump

04/21/2008, 06:43 PM	#5
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	A local reefer friend of mine is a big puffer fan. He knocks them out with some kind of oil and files their teeth by hand. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

04/21/2008, 06:45 PM	#6
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	His handle on here is puffergeek. You can probably pm him for some info. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT