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	Dwarf puffer with an oscar??
Crazy_Coyote Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 103 Votes: 17 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	will the oscar eat the puffer or will the puffer puff and stop itself from being eaten??
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	The dwarf puffers dont really puff up much , the sheer size difference would be awesome, and a dp isnt even a decent mouthful for an oscar. Dead puffer every time.Dont do it, it would be slaughter. An oscar would consider a dp to be live food , and rubbish live food at that.Its also possible that dps are a bit toxic , as most puffers are, so youd probably just give the oscar food poisoning. Last edited by longhairedgit at 02-Oct-2005 03:21
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Crazy_Coyote Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 103 Votes: 17 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	ok but can i feed it goldfish thatyou get for 15 cents at petsmart
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Freshwater puffers don't really puff up, and it's a spec of food for the oscar, as stated before. Oscars will eat feeder fish, but they're not the best food for your fish. They're a good treat food, say once a week or so, but they shouldn't be the sole food. A quality pellet/stick/freeze dried/frozen (ideally a mixture of all types) would be miles better than just feeder fish. They contain all the nutrients and variances in textures that will make your oscar thrive and live gracefully and in extrordinary colour for years to come. Oh, and welcome
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I was told if a dwarf puffer does puff up it's a life threatening situation that will probably end up with a dead puffer and even if it did puff up the oscar would still be able to swallow it easily. Dwarf puffers are tiny slow moving fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Some people swear that goldfish make good feeders, but generally I think you can do the same job with frozen and dried foods and save the suffering. A lot of goldfish are little disease factories, especially the ones you can find cheap.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I'd be afraid to give my pets feeder fish, simply because so many feeders harbor illnesses of various types. They are unhealthy foods, and can transmit whatever malady they have to the unlucky critter that eats them. Feeder fish are often shipped to stores in such poor condition that most of them die in transit. The dying just continues as they sit in the feeder bins or tanks. You'd be surprised to know how many dead feeders accumulate at just one fish shop in a day. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	All species of tetraodon/carinatetraodon puff up. All of them. Furthermore, dps do reportedly produce a fairly lethal tetratoxin, so it's a lose-lose situation any way you look at it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55


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