For that I always recommend a few feeders. I personally went with shrimp but I think they are cool, but bred to die. No reason for other fish to suffer that fate. But people arent smart and dont think of these things.
Anyone else want to bag their own fish?
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LFS feeders to cycle a tank? That's the last thing that anyone should be recommending. Not only do they suffer from toxins produced from a cycle the same as a $100 fish does, they also often introduce pathogens, which may linger long after the initial host is gone. That's your definition of being smart?
There are plenty of ways to safely kick start the cycle of a new tank without using ammonia produced from livestock.
As far as bagging fish, I bagged my own fish for many years, until I stopped buying from the LFS. The fish room are got downsized a few yrs back, all the fish are now typically crap quality, and all the knowledgeable staff & management are also long gone.
LOL, the irony of it all, eh?
I'm not a feeder fish, so I can't speak on their behalf, but one method involves the slow death of poisoning via swimming in a toxic soup, the other a rather swift demise via being eaten by a predatory species. I know which way I would prefer to die, given the option.
But the real issue is one doesn't have to put a fish, any fish, through the slow and what many would consider the cruel act of slow death via toxins. In some parts of the world this would actually be against the law. It's not only bad advice for the reasons previously mentioned (the risk of pathogens being introduced to a closed system), it's simply unnecessary. A boost from some bio media from an established tank, or using one of the many commercial bio-bacteria in a bottle products, such as Seachem Stability, or even simply using pure ammonia, and doing a fishless cycle.
To each is own in regards to how they handle things. This is completely off topic. This was a discussion on whether people want to bag their own fish or not.
