Pea puffer overeating?

[FreshwaterFins99]

I am hoping to get a 5 gallon Fluval Spec for a single pea puffer. I have a ramshorn snail infestation in one of my tanks and was hoping on adding them to a pea puffer tank. Would the puffer always hunt and overeat or will he stop when he gets full?

Thanks

 

[Slaphppy7]

You can always just drop in a few at a time, and observe how quickly they are consumed

 

[FreshwaterFins99]

Is there anything I could put in there to keep algae away while not getting eaten? Thats why I originally wanted to put the ramhorns in.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Is there anything I could put in there to keep algae away while not getting eaten? Thats why I originally wanted to put the ramhorns in.

Decrease your lighting schedule, for a start...how long are the lights on now?...or is the tank even set up yet?

 

[FreshwaterFins99]

Decrease your lighting schedule, for a start...how long are the lights on now?...or is the tank even set up yet?

Not yet. still in a planning phase.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Not yet. still in a planning phase.

Well, don't worry about algae just yet, you may never have a problem with it...

 

[FreshwaterFins99]

Sounds good then. Thanks

 

[Slaphppy7]

More than welcome.

Many fish stores will try to sell you "algae eaters" or "cleanup crews", insisting that you need them, when most times you don't....

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Yes, he would overeat if he had access to snails all the time. You can get another small (1-2 gallon) tank for a snail-only tank, so you can pick 1 or 2 out at a time to feed to him.