Top 3 Hard Foods for Freshwater Pufferfish
It’s very important to offer your freshwater pufferfish a selection of hard, crunchy foods on a regular basis so that you don’t end up having fish problems with an overgrown beak. If their beaks get too long, pufferfish will slowly starve to death because they can’t chew their food. 1. Snails. There are many species of snails to choose from that are perfect for small to midsized freshwater pufferfish. Many pet stores will give away pest snails species for free, like the Malaysian Trumpet Snail, common pond snails, and the occasional ramshorn snail if you ask them nicely on a slow day. I recommend staying away from the trumpet snails because they have very hard shells, which could potentially lead to a cracked beak. [...]
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