Feeding fish cooked chicken

Tetras and most to all fishes diet does not contain poultry! Try feeding raw white fish fillets or smelt/silversides. Talapia fillets are easy and convenient, I'd also shot for a good pellet or flake to add variety!

I know it seems rad and natural to have schooling predatory fish to eat meat and stuff but beef can cause water problems.




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My first fish, 3 red belly piranha, all died at 2yrs old because of raw chicken. I had fed them it on occasion before and it was fine but this time I fed at lights out and they spat it back out after I had walked away, leaving it in the tank overnight. Just 6hrs ish later, the tank was a milky colour and the rbp's were on their last gasp.

I was told the bacteria in the filter cannot handle raw chicken or the like, which is why it killed them in hours.

Yeah I'd imagine trout is just fine, as oddball said though cooked foods aren't good for fish, or any animals other then us.

Think of it this way, humans love to eat tons of pizza and wings, is it good for us? Not really no. Other then filling the stomach it only does bad things

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s010245 said:

They eat pellets and flakes. I'm just thinking they could have the chicken every once in a while as a supplement. Also their natural diet doesn't contain feeder fish or tilapia


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Exos eat small fish, invertebrates, plants and anything else is can find so you may want to research this species a little more to dial in a good/varied diet (not trying to be insulting) Point is talapia like many white fish is an excellent source of protein/nutrition and very cheap, a much better option then chicken. Or better yet get a breeding colony of guppies or similar fish started in the tank, this way they always have a fresh supply of healthy fish, bones and all!

Oddball said:

I'm not sure cooked chicken will do them any good but fill a space in their guts. Their digestive system isn't geared for metabolizing terrestrial animal fats and oils. And any supplemental hormonal, amino acid, and mineral benefit is bottomed out from the cooking process. I'd also have some concerns about what the chicken may have been treated with before slaughter (antibiotics, hormones, etc.).

The chicken may yield zero adverse effects. But, any potential issues, to me, is not worth the risk to my collection/investment.

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Its hard to even find chicken that's not tainted or injected with chemicals and that's when packaged, not considering their diet and growth hormones (like you said) which is adverse for a fish's health!

Libpete said:

My first fish, 3 red belly piranha, all died at 2yrs old because of raw chicken. I had fed them it on occasion before and it was fine but this time I fed at lights out and they spat it back out after I had walked away, leaving it in the tank overnight. Just 6hrs ish later, the tank was a milky colour and the rbp's were on their last gasp.

I was told the bacteria in the filter cannot handle raw chicken or the like, which is why it killed them in hours.

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that's horrible and I'm very sorry for your loss! Its all around bad.






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Chicken will bulk up your fish fast. Faster than just about any other protein. Tuna fish farmers feed their tuna stocks with 30% chicken protein and they achieve a higher return per pound than anyone in the industry.

I know Croatian Blue Tuna farmers include chicken heart in the diets, but these are much much much larger fish w/ more then likely a better digestive system then a tiny 3 inch max tetra. Tunas also have a good amount of fat, I can't imagine exodons are able to handle that kind of fat

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