Arowana feeding
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I personally would press a chunk of whiting on the upper part of the aquarium for a Silver Arowana. Try Tilapia also.
I would always choose some variety of small whole frozen fish as opposed to chunks of fillet meat. Whole organisms...with heads, organs, skin, etc...will provide much more complete nutrition. You can also "gutload" whole organisms by slitting the front of the abdominal cavity and stuffing high quality pellets back into the body. Most predators swallow prey head-first, so pushing the pellets backwards from the slit will help retain them in place while feeding occurs.
There are also vitamin supplements like VitaChem to add more complete nutrition to fillets.
There are also vitamin supplements like VitaChem to add more complete nutrition to fillets.
I have no idea what "dried whole fish" entails. Is it sold as a fish or pet food? If it's merely dried, without salt added, that sounds like it might be usable. I would think that it would need to be soaked to re-hydrate it before feeding. If the individual fish are too big they could be cut into bite-size chunks. Probably pretty simple to fortify with VitaChem as well.
Is this product commonly available in your part of the world? There must be other local aquarists who can comment on this.
Is this product commonly available in your part of the world? There must be other local aquarists who can comment on this.
They are basically like swordtail size dried saltwater fish. No extra salt added and yeah I usually rehydrate them before feeding. I don't think other fish keepers use it. Also vita chem isn't available where I live. I'm from mauritius and I usually don't see those good brands. I'll try to buy it online.
Thx for your help
For what purpose are these fish being marketed? If not for fish/pet food, what?
I seem to recall reading a post by
thebiggerthebetter
wherein he was questioning the long-term safety of feeding marine fish to freshwater predators...or I might have that reversed...
In his case, I believe the food in question made up the bulk of the diet of the predators, and I think he was suspecting a link between premature death in the predators and the extensive use of the marine food fish. Hopefully Viktor can weigh in on this, perhaps link to that post?
As an aside, I am personally a fan of sardines packed in olive oil...and when I examine each little fish, it appears as though they have been beheaded before being smoked/packed...but the entrails appear to be present in the body cavity!
My wife thinks they are disgusting, and has asked a few times if they still have "the guts" inside of them, and if so how can I eat them? Since I don't know for sure if that's the case...and I don't lie to my wife...I have remained purposefully ignorant of exactly how these little guys are prepared for consumption, just so I can continue to truthfully answer "I don't know!" when she asks.
I wonder if the fish you are referencing are being sold whole for human consumption...but, do I really want to know?
I seem to recall reading a post by
thebiggerthebetter
wherein he was questioning the long-term safety of feeding marine fish to freshwater predators...or I might have that reversed...In his case, I believe the food in question made up the bulk of the diet of the predators, and I think he was suspecting a link between premature death in the predators and the extensive use of the marine food fish. Hopefully Viktor can weigh in on this, perhaps link to that post?
As an aside, I am personally a fan of sardines packed in olive oil...and when I examine each little fish, it appears as though they have been beheaded before being smoked/packed...but the entrails appear to be present in the body cavity!
My wife thinks they are disgusting, and has asked a few times if they still have "the guts" inside of them, and if so how can I eat them? Since I don't know for sure if that's the case...and I don't lie to my wife...I have remained purposefully ignorant of exactly how these little guys are prepared for consumption, just so I can continue to truthfully answer "I don't know!" when she asks.
I wonder if the fish you are referencing are being sold whole for human consumption...but, do I really want to know?
It's for human consumption. I'll try to attach a picture. Lol don't rost me for the small aquarium, I have a 2000L waiting for him, he just needs to grow a bitFor what purpose are these fish being marketed? If not for fish/pet food, what?
I seem to recall reading a post by
In his case, I believe the food in question made up the bulk of the diet of the predators, and I think he was suspecting a link between premature death in the predators and the extensive use of the marine food fish. Hopefully Viktor can weigh in on this, perhaps link to that post?
As an aside, I am personally a fan of sardines packed in olive oil...and when I examine each little fish, it appears as though they have been beheaded before being smoked/packed...but the entrails appear to be present in the body cavity!
My wife thinks they are disgusting, and has asked a few times if they still have "the guts" inside of them, and if so how can I eat them? Since I don't know for sure if that's the case...and I don't lie to my wife...I have remained purposefully ignorant of exactly how these little guys are prepared for consumption, just so I can continue to truthfully answer "I don't know!" when she asks.
I wonder if the fish you are referencing are being sold whole for human consumption...but, do I really want to know?
OMG! The heads are still on!
NO WAY I would be able to slide that past the wife...
...but I'd try 'em...
Seriously, it might be wise to determine exactly what species these fish are, and whether or not they pose any risk from thiaminase. The bigger the percentage they form of your aro's diet, the more important this would be. If they are only one small part of a mixed diet, as you mentioned, then not a concern.
I wish I could find a similar product for sale here in Canuckistan. It's always nice to have another food source, especially one that has a fairly long shelf life (as I assume these do if kept dry?), doesn't require refrigeration/freezing and also (another assumption...) is inexpensive.
I will ask the seller about the species next time I see him. I also can't eat this stuff but the arowana seems to love it. They last for a very long time and it was slightly less than $2 for that amount(100g). The hikari pellets cost me around $7 per 57g bag. I also saw dried prawns and shrimp for sale. Wish they sold crickets where I live.OMG! The heads are still on!
NO WAY I would be able to slide that past the wife...
...but I'd try 'em...
Seriously, it might be wise to determine exactly what species these fish are, and whether or not they pose any risk from thiaminase. The bigger the percentage they form of your aro's diet, the more important this would be. If they are only one small part of a mixed diet, as you mentioned, then not a concern.
I wish I could find a similar product for sale here in Canuckistan. It's always nice to have another food source, especially one that has a fairly long shelf life (as I assume these do if kept dry?), doesn't require refrigeration/freezing and also (another assumption...) is inexpensive.