Are you feeding you groupers and puffers good..

Bob 1000 · 08-13-2008, 07:05 PM

Well the title say's it all.. I have been feeding the groupers and puffers of my client's crabs and watching them devour them... This also serves as a beak manager meal so to say, for the puffers who feed on these in the wild... Lot's of people believe that krill alone does the job... In the wild they eat crabs and other crustaceans... Krill doesn't really have the hard shell that they can total wear down their beak as they get older and bigger..
Well just sharing some info for this community to think about.. I collect these crabs normally for the octopus...

Bob 1000 · 08-14-2008, 12:16 PM

Wow,,, Are there no puffer or grouper owners here..

**marrone** · 08-14-2008, 12:25 PM

I have a couple groupers but no puffers, as I have acrylic tanks. I feed them a number of different things, like shrimp, clams, sliver sides and pieces of fish but no live crabs. I have had large hermits, and even large horse shoe crabs, but my triggers, Hogs and eels usually eat them.

Bob 1000 · 08-14-2008, 12:27 PM

The next time I'm in the big city I can drop some to you... Most triggers also go after them...

Aquatic Express · 08-14-2008, 01:26 PM

my puffer loves them!

Bob 1000 · 08-14-2008, 01:50 PM

Alex I'll see you this weekend..

ikarus · 09-15-2008, 05:49 PM

do you have any smaller crabs, about 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches long?

Awibrandy · 09-15-2008, 07:09 PM

What size & type of crabs are we talking about here? I am very interested.

Bob 1000 · 09-15-2008, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikarus


	do you have any smaller crabs, about 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches long?

They range from .5" to 1".. clown triggers destroy them and puffers get a chance to really wear down their beaks... Yes, I do I collect them often to feed my octopus.. Shore crabs Awibrandy..
My Mystery wrasse love the hermits... As soon as I drop them into the tank he takes them right out of the shell..

Bob 1000 · 09-15-2008, 08:19 PM

I sell them for a quarter a piece....

08-13-2008, 07:05 PM	#1
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,687 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	Are you feeding you groupers and puffers good.. Well the title say's it all.. I have been feeding the groupers and puffers of my client's crabs and watching them devour them... This also serves as a beak manager meal so to say, for the puffers who feed on these in the wild... Lot's of people believe that krill alone does the job... In the wild they eat crabs and other crustaceans... Krill doesn't really have the hard shell that they can total wear down their beak as they get older and bigger.. Well just sharing some info for this community to think about.. I collect these crabs normally for the octopus... __________________ I'm almost ready for fish..

08-14-2008, 12:16 PM	#2
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,687 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	Wow,,, Are there no puffer or grouper owners here.. __________________ I'm almost ready for fish..

08-14-2008, 12:27 PM	#4
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,687 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	The next time I'm in the big city I can drop some to you... Most triggers also go after them... __________________ I'm almost ready for fish..

08-14-2008, 01:26 PM	#5
Aquatic Express Vendor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ridgewood Posts: 1,872 Reefer Ratings: (41) Friends: (24)	my puffer loves them! __________________ 10% off ALL corals for MR members! Aquatic Express Inc 451 Grandview Ave(Grandview and Himrod) Ridgewood, NY 11385 718-456-3020 www.aquaticexpress.com Mon-Tue 11am-8pm Wed-CLOSED Thurs-Fri 11am-8pm Sat 11am-7pm Sun 11am-6pm Need installations and maintenance service? We can also order any dry goods that you are looking for as well as specific corals or fish! If you have any questions, please e-mail us info@aquaticexpress.com

08-14-2008, 01:50 PM	#6
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,687 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	Alex I'll see you this weekend.. __________________ I'm almost ready for fish..

08-14-2008, 12:25 PM	#3
marrone In the Forest Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The BIG City Posts: 5,526 Reefer Ratings: (39) Friends: (6)	I have a couple groupers but no puffers, as I have acrylic tanks. I feed them a number of different things, like shrimp, clams, sliver sides and pieces of fish but no live crabs. I have had large hermits, and even large horse shoe crabs, but my triggers, Hogs and eels usually eat them.

09-15-2008, 05:49 PM	#7
ikarus Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Financial District Posts: 34 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	do you have any smaller crabs, about 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches long? __________________ when a bonsai stops growing, you know it's dead. - japanese proverb

09-15-2008, 08:19 PM	#10
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,687 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	I sell them for a quarter a piece.... __________________ I'm almost ready for fish..

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