Fahaka Puffer, when/how to transition to hard food?

[wilfogn]

Good Evening,

I have a rapidly growing Fahaka Puffer and have been unable to find information about when I need to start worrying about transitioning from blood worms and thinly chopped seafood to food that will wear down his teeth. His tank has MTS and Ramshorn Snails so theoretically he has all you can eat until he decimates the population. Most of the hard food I have seen listed is pretty large?

Questions?
At what size do I need to ensure he is eating hard food?

How do you advise making that transition?

What are the signs of tooth issues? Other than loss of appetite?

 

[ccichc]

I have the same question, glad you asked before me!

Fat Homer

 

[Achilles1763]

You can do it from a very young age /size. just break the shells of the cockles with a spoon so they know it’s food and can get into it without to much trouble. When they are young they will just nibble anyway and when they hit 5-6 inches they will crunch up what’s left. Just stay away from mussel shells as they don’t do much for the teeth (quite soft/thin shells) and break forming sharp edges/slivers. Cockles and clams are mu fahakas tooth care, then sub in red claw crabs and crayfish as they get bigger and more aggressive

 

[Achilles1763]

If you do this for say half it’s feedings then you won’t have to worry about tooth growth.. has mine 4 years now and no issues at all! Been very easy to keep really

 

[Fat Homer]

Pretty much what Achilles said...