Frrding Puffers While On Hols

[puffer 2008]

hi i have come to a bit of a problem i will be going away for 2 weeks in july and i have 1 topaz puffer 2gps puufers and a nile puffer in a seprate tank is there anything on the market that i could put in the tank to feed them while i am away i can get my sister to feed them but i cant garenetee she will feed them regularly or should i jusy put some feeders in for them and hope they eat them

 

[Fella]

Your fahaka should be fine. ive left mine for a fortnight at a time before.

As for the others, get some neighbours round to feed them.

 

[nmonks]

As Fella says, big puffers are fine for two weeks without food.

Feeder fish absolutely should not be used. The last thing you want is a whitespot or some other parasite infection while you're gone. In any case, no pufferfish should be given feeder fish. Not healthy and not required.

When I'm travelling, I leave pots of food in the freezer, one for every 3-4 days of the trip. My neighbour need only tip the pot into the tank. Being kept in the freezer, and can mix frozen food for the puffers along with carrot for the Panaque, algae pellets for the Garra, and so on, all in the one pot. Works very well. Hide all the rest of the food so overfeeding can't happen.

Cheers, Neale