Do LMB eat Newts

[Derpeder]

I found a newt and I was wondering if my LMB would eat the newt?

Anyone know. I would assume so cause they are kinda like a salamander.

Let me know.

Thanks

[teleost]

I found a newt and I was wondering if my LMB would eat the newt?

Anyone know. I would assume so cause they are kinda like a salamander.

Let me know.

Thanks

I'd imagine a LBM would eat a phallus if you placed it in the tank so I'd guess it would eat a newt. Is the newt endangered/threatened in your state? Is it legal to remove amphibians from the wild without special permits from your state? Does the newt have toxins to repel such predation? Why would you feed that bass a newt?

[deangelo]

they will eat anything that fits into their mouth, there was even a vid of it eating a baby alligator

[sandtiger]

Generally speaking newts are toxic, I would suggest you leave the newt alone and in the wild.

[AquataHolic420]

they will eat anything that fits into their mouth, there was even a vid of it eating a baby alligator

AGREED:naughty:

[Derpeder]

Yeah The bass did not get the tasty little newt for a meal. I left him, but I was just wondering cause he looked like a good meal for the bass.

the newt looks like he's toxic...those bright orange colors, but I don't know.


and I'd feed the bass a newt cause if they eat them in the wild then why not. It'd be a good meal for him.

[sandtiger]

Sounds like your was an Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) in the eft stage. Definantly toxic at this stage in their life.

[Polypterus]

Sounds like your was an Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) in the eft stage. Definantly toxic at this stage in their life.

Nothophthalmus are not in the in the Pacific northwest....Most likely you had a Taricha sp.

Damn good thing you did not feed that to the bass because if you did the bass would be convulsing erratically at first and then would be paralyzed only to die a very slow death. These are among the most toxic animals on this planet..

BTW: I'm also sure that bass eat these on occasion in the wild where they do not know any better being an exotic and all.. so Go right ahead and give them a natural diet if you wish. Just keep in mind your wild caught "food items" are not anything a bass would eat in the wild.Bass do not naturally live where you do. You are jepordizing the health and life of your fish by continuing to ignore the majority of people that keep telling you these items are not in the best interest of your fish.

[Derpeder]

Nothophthalmus are not in the in the Pacific northwest....Most likely you had a Taricha sp.

Damn good thing you did not feed that to the bass because if you did the bass would be convulsing erratically at first and then would be paralyzed only to die a very slow death. These are among the most toxic animals on this planet..

BTW: I'm also sure that bass eat these on occasion in the wild where they do not know any better being an exotic and all.. so Go right ahead and give them a natural diet if you wish.


Woah...................... maybe I shouldn't have eaten it!!! :eek:

[sandtiger]

Nothophthalmus are not in the in the Pacific northwest....Most likely you had a Taricha sp.


I guess I should pay more attention to locations, I didn't even realize he was from the Pacific coast. Oops.

[id10t]

I grew up on a small pond that had lots of large bass in it. I've seen them take baby ducklings as they swim across the pond behind their mother. I've seen a squirrel fall in the water and a bass hit it (it got away, but barely). I've seen them eat lizzards, toads, frogs, baby turtles, etc. They will eat anything living/moving that triggers the Big Hunger that they can get their mouth around.

That being said, stick with known safe foods like worms, tadpoles, minnows, etc. if you need to feed live.

[HiGhTiMeZ]

I grew up on a small pond that had lots of large bass in it. I've seen them take baby ducklings as they swim across the pond behind their mother. I've seen a squirrel fall in the water and a bass hit it (it got away, but barely). I've seen them eat lizzards, toads, frogs, baby turtles, etc. They will eat anything living/moving that triggers the Big Hunger that they can get their mouth around.

That being said, stick with known safe foods like worms, tadpoles, minnows, etc. if you need to feed live.

hmmm ur not as what ur name says after all! nice comment. ;)

[meepster]

sounds like an Oregon Paddletail Newt. They are an invasive species over here in Massachusetts and they aren't toxic.

[downwiththecichness]

Newts are not in my experience a preferred food... the bass seem to know instinctively from the bright color that these are not food items here in PA. anyways.. was bass fishing and grabbed up a newt to try as bait the bass would not touch it even though it appeared to me to be perfect natural prey so I looked it up to find they are toxic which explains the colors

[downwiththecichness]

I grew up on a small pond that had lots of large bass in it. I've seen them take baby ducklings as they swim across the pond behind their mother. I've seen a squirrel fall in the water and a bass hit it (it got away, but barely). I've seen them eat lizzards, toads, frogs, baby turtles, etc. They will eat anything living/moving that triggers the Big Hunger that they can get their mouth around.

That being said, stick with known safe foods like worms, tadpoles, minnows, etc. if you need to feed live.
ya I've seen the duckling thing happen too... never a squrrill though thats pretty wild

[robmcd]

LMB will eat anything.