You may be on to something though...Cows are loaded with steroids and hormones you may end up creating a supersized jag!
Seriously though, I don't believe a Jag in nature has anywhere near the access to food most fish keepers provide them with in captivity. Predators just don't get to eat every day. They also don't burn anywhere near the same calories because of their confined space. This all equals many monster sized (obese) fish. If you approach your fish's diet with their natural environment in mind, they'd eat every few days and it would be based of a live / frozen diet.
I know that's not practical, so you give here and there if you must with man made feed (pellets, flakes, etc.). Just don't get caught up in the all you can eat mentality lots of guys do. Your fish will look and be healthier. Remember a male jag is shaped like a torpedo, not a blimp. BTW, a mouse wouldn't stand a chance crossing a water way with a jag below...but that jag most likely had not eaten in a few days and could use every bit of nutrition that mouse had in him.
Seriously though, I don't believe a Jag in nature has anywhere near the access to food most fish keepers provide them with in captivity. Predators just don't get to eat every day. They also don't burn anywhere near the same calories because of their confined space. This all equals many monster sized (obese) fish. If you approach your fish's diet with their natural environment in mind, they'd eat every few days and it would be based of a live / frozen diet.
I know that's not practical, so you give here and there if you must with man made feed (pellets, flakes, etc.). Just don't get caught up in the all you can eat mentality lots of guys do. Your fish will look and be healthier. Remember a male jag is shaped like a torpedo, not a blimp. BTW, a mouse wouldn't stand a chance crossing a water way with a jag below...but that jag most likely had not eaten in a few days and could use every bit of nutrition that mouse had in him.
