Post by Pufferpack on May 30, 2005 21:16:18 GMT -5
Being a S/A Puffer owner I have had to perform the home fish dentistry myself...it is a nerve wracking experience (thought I killed the little beggers the first time). After doing this a couple of times I started to think....hmmm..., in the wild they must have another way to grind their teeth down, or else the native rivers must be choking on snails. So on a hunch I added a nice flat piece of granite to the puffers tank and I use this as a feeding rock, dumping the frozen bloodworms and shrimp onto the rock where the puffers should wear down their teeth against the rock when they pick out the foods..
I am happy to report that it has now been well over a year since I had to trim any puffers teeth, even Bubba, who's teeth were severly overgrown last May, has worn them away to normal length...the wearing took quite a while, and was uneven, but he was eating and getting fatter the whole time.
So hopefully others can repeat this success with their puffs and put an end to home fish dentistry, and the unbelieving stares of frends when they first find out about us performing the proceedure
