Originally Posted by
gordie9
sorry to (continue) hijacking the thread, but I did post some pics so I figure I'm okay.
Anyway, I wanted to ask a little more about he valenitni puffer's diet. How often do you feed shrimp/clams? Do you feed a whole shrimp at a time? Do they actually eat the shell or just break it open? And when you say shrimp, do you mean just normal (shelled) cocktail shrimp? Do you have to open the mussels at all? Sorry for the questions, just trying to make sure before the next purchase.
NOt a problem, I love talking about puffmeister, as he is lovingly called in our household.
Our valentini is fed everyday, just like the other fish. Most of the time he eats our homemade fish food. Then about once a week, I throw in the teeth crunching food.
I like to do the shrimp as they are the easiest. I buy frozen saltwater shrimp at the asian market for like $8/2 lb bag. I cut the pieces about 1/4" across and throw it in. The pieces closer to the tail have a harder shell so I use those most of the time. The other pieces, I deshell and feed to our lion fish. Anyways, the mussels or you can use clams if you prefer too, you need to open partially and then just throw them in. I have only done these a couple of times but he loves them. He is such a cool fish. Are you thinking of getting one in the future? :happyfish
