Feeding live fish is illegal...

Ian21777

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At least in the UK. According to what I've just read feeding live fish violates the animal wellfare act, which (explicitly) states that fish need to be kept away from other fish that would harm them. Apparently even deliberately buying fish to breed for food is a no no too. However you wont fall foul of incidental fry in a community setting being gobbled up. Kind of opens a can of worms, no?

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Evz jardini

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Loads of people give live feeders in UK even fish shops , suppose no one ever thinks about it being illegal
 

Ian21777

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I've done it myself. Not on a regular basis but now and again. I always thought it was a bit of a grey area but looking at that, guess not.

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I guess too many people were doing it for amusement purposes rather than necessity...


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I heard somewhere that you can feed live to predatory fish as long as you can prove that's the only thing they will eat so it's the only thing keeping the pred fish alive. Haven't seen anything concrete tho and like most other laws in the uk I very much doubt it's inforced...


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How would they enforce it? Good idea though, so many people feed oscars feeder fish thinking thats what they're supposed to eat.

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If they really wanted to enforce it, they would ban the sale of feeders to / at pet stores - that would pretty much do it.
 

Crazy mike

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If they really wanted to enforce it, they would ban the sale of feeders to / at pet stores - that would pretty much do it.
That wouldn't stop it, people could just buy a small fish like a group of tetras. A feeder is technically anything that a larger fish could eat.


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