Dwarf pea puffer won't touch anything but live snails, how do you get them onto frozen?
Pic below of my little guy stalking a bloodworm and then ignoring it. He's had live snails since I got him and now the frozen stuff gets stared at and left on the sand. I've tried wiggling it with tweezers and it works about one time in four. Anyone actually converted a stubborn one, or do you just keep a snail culture going forever?
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brackishbabe tweezers and patience, they usually convert in a couple weeks if you stop offering snails for a few days. a hungry puffer will eat bloodworm, mine did by day 4.
shrimplord's right about the hungry part. i've seen pea puffers cave once the snail supply is cut for a few days, frozen brine shrimp sometimes goes down easier than bloodworm for the first try.
pete good call, i'll try brine shrimp first. no snails starting tonight, wish me luck, he's going to hate me.
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