Bass eating steak

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Jack Dempsey
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Hey guys trying to get my bass off of feeders I haven't given him feeders in about a week he is mouthing pellets but won't eat them and he was looking super skinny so I put some leftover steak in for him and he loved it just wondering if its okay to feed him this until he gets on pellets seems like a step in the right direction the steak it cut so it looks like pellets so just let me know thanks

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wow, ive never heard of steak feeding before lol.... was it cooked or rare?
 
Jacunaba said:
NO it is not ok to feed steak to fish in the slightest bit. fish should not be given Mammalian food. Red meats are at the top.
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Why you say they shouldnt eat red meat? Can you explain?

I see in many papers in alimentary conditioning wich they use red meat. I can remember one conditioning hoplias wich they used Ox Heart..

And in fish culture, many breeders here buy a cheap pellet and mix with other stuff (their have their own recipe, some include ox heart).
 
OP said it was leftovers, so I am hoping at least partially cooked. Ditto about what Lucas said about beef heart is frequently used as cichlid food. If you REALLY wanna get 'em going, put in some shredded, cooked swine. ;) I think that as a very occasional treat, it is fine.

Do you have any stores near you that have frozen bait fish that you can stuff with pellets?
 
I use to feed my jags oscars Red Devils and dovii the occasional bit of chicken or steak. It's obviously not a staple but just for fun every now and then. They seemed to love it


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Try market shrimp...uncooked. Or silversides or like heather said....frzn baitfish. Id imagine steak is better than feeders.
 
Lol I usee to feed my rtc and other catfish all kinds of leftovers. Id just rinse it good so there was no seasoning

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