Squid as a staple

[redtailfool]

Anybody tried using squid as a regular diet? Ive been using shrimp as a staple for years
as it is quite easy to prepare and all my fish will take it willingly. I tried squid last night
on my fish and i was impressed by the result.

My arowana ( not the biggest eater ) lunged at the strips, the datnoids relished it and so did my rays. But the best part about it was i did not spend 5 minutes after the feeding netting out tiny bits of squid. Its cleaner than shrimp !

Any experience and comments on feeding your monsters with calamari ?

 

[Oddball]

Any seafood white meats, including cleaned squid and fresh/frozen/thawed raw shrimp, contains thiaminase which inhibits the fish's ability to assimilate and metabolize nutrients. As a staple, both squid and/or shrimp are OK provided you offer a supplement to offset missing vitamins and nutrients in a restricted diet. I use Vita-Chem in all of my predator tanks to replenish/provide missing vitamins (including B1 to offset the affects of thiaminase), minerals, and trace elements.

 

[redtailfool]

Any seafood white meats, including cleaned squid and fresh/frozen/thawed raw shrimp, contains thiaminase which inhibits the fish's ability to assimilate and metabolize nutrients. As a staple, both squid and/or shrimp are OK provided you offer a supplement to offset missing vitamins and nutrients in a restricted diet. I use Vita-Chem in all of my predator tanks to replenish/provide missing vitamins (including B1 to offset the affects of thiaminase), minerals, and trace elements.

Thanks oddball ! but as far as palatability , squid is high up there..

 

[Oddball]

You can always season, batter, and deep fry what they don't eat for your own dinner (calamari).

 

[redtailfool]

You can always season, batter, and deep fry what they don't eat for your own dinner (calamari).

LOL .. Its unbeatable with some marinara

 

[deangelo]

How big do you cut the strips RTF? I tried some on my silvers,CK, goby and puffer..They spit it out they might have found it a little too tough........

 

[is300zx]

Tried it last night and my fish loved the tentacles but the other parts not so much. And we adobo the rest of the pusit lol.

 

[Oddball]

Make sure to remove the outer thin skin layer and rinse the slices off. My fish don't like the tast of the skin but, they'll rip the cleaned white meat to shreds.

 

[fisher12889]

I tried feeding squids to my rtc, but it didnt like them, my aro would eat it though.

 

[cichlid savage]

I feed squid to all my fish. They eat it well. I don't use it as a staple but i do use it to supplement the other foods i feed my fish.