so i guess it rains pellets in the amazon everyday... what goes in the feeders goes into fish. if you feed high quailty flake, pellet, ect for about 2weeks getting your feeders nicely gut loaded you will be fine. dont even bring up "Oh well feeders blah balh give your fish fatty liver disease". since when has a fish lived long enough to get that???? if it happening your fish would die of old age insted of fatty liver. feeders should be the 3rd choice if all else fails or if your tank/pond is to big for your fish to even find the food. should be 1st pellets/flakes 2nd freeze dried/frozen 3rd feeders. i have gars & channel cats feeding perfectly on rosys, mosquito fish, guppies, goldfish, and freeze dried shrimp. Growing rapidly and strong still.my florida gars are growing rapidly along with the channel cats and are PERFECTLY healthy. so the statement your just purposed is false.
Are these good feeders?
- Thread starter Barracuda37
- Start date
water am not saying the link you provided is false it is somewhat true but when was the last time a fish died of all that? most of the statements where pointed tword non Q'ed feeders/not gut loaded.
lol. If you truly believe all fish eat in the amazon is other fish.. you need to do some more research.. Why go through the trouble of gutloading when you could just give the pellets directly.. As for fatty liver disease, I'm not even going to try to get over that(However if you really want some info, Go ask R.D.)
As for you feeding your fish all that stuff.. You haven't proven anything. I could feed a kid Big macs all their life, they'd be growing but it doesn't mean they're healthy. If it makes you happy, keep doing it. I'm not going to stop you.
Thanks guys but it seems hard to get barracudas on pellet diets im eventually gunna need to give him some hunting time so i just wanted to see what were some good feeders.
Ghost shrimps gut loaded would be a better alternative than Rosey reds IMO.. and invertebrates don't transfer parasites.
Guys can we not end every "whats a good feeder thread" with the usual debate? Its getting pointless. As to OP's question, if you are feeding live feeders, do quarantine them first to prevent any parasites from getting into your fishes. Variety is key. If you plan on feeders, I would suggest a variety of different fishes, invertebrates and crustaceans that can be found in the same region as your barracuda hujetas. That would provide the most balanced diet possible while letting the fish display more natural behaviours.
Personally I go with pellets. For cost, safety and overall complete nutrition
Actually anything live has a chance of transfering parasites. Invertebrates (and any other species) just have a much lower chance as compared to live feeders. That is because most parasites found on invertebrates are meant for invertebrates, but there is still a chance of a fish-adapted parasites on the invertebrate.
Personally I go with pellets. For cost, safety and overall complete nutrition
Actually anything live has a chance of transfering parasites. Invertebrates (and any other species) just have a much lower chance as compared to live feeders. That is because most parasites found on invertebrates are meant for invertebrates, but there is still a chance of a fish-adapted parasites on the invertebrate.
In my case, my wild caught natives won't touch pellets or flake. The only things they go after are live feeders (fish, grubs and nightcrawlers) and frozen bloodworms.
