Can you trust feeder fish?

[canucksfan1]

It kinda depends, my lfs here gets them from a good breeder where they are kept in good condition, i have never had any sick or diseased feeders yet (that i noticed anyway) i still do quarintine them for a little while.

 

[Yakuza-Irezumi]

unless you raise them
any commercialy bought feeders usually rosie reds/tuffies (the albino form of fat head minnows),
guppies,bait minnows etc.need to be quarantined before feeding them to your fish for several reasons.
reason 1 They are kept in horrible conditions
reason 2 They are often diseased
reason 3 They often are carriers of parasites
During quarantine dispose of the obviously sick or diseased.The remaining ones feed quality
foods a healthy feeder is of course better for your fish.

Bingo!! This is why,if i feed live at all it's homemade baby convicts.

 

[toehead11183]

i grow guppies outside in a 300g pond. get a 100+gal container and breed them.

 

[Greenaveli]

Nowadays i avoid feeders all together i am better off buying massivore or using my homeade stuff. I rather not take the chance.

 

[ewurm]

I rarely use feeders anymore, only for a treat. And then I rarely use goldfish or fatheads, I prefer Cons or what ever cichlid juvs we have in stock.

 

[Sturgeon]

Lolz im with every1 else on this one- quarantine feeders. major parasite risk.
Or, get a 10G, and stock it with a load of male and female guppies and let them breed until you have all the feeders you need!

 

[AquataHolic420]

Hell no, dont trust feeders, they WILL GET YOU FISH SICK, just when!

 

[guppy]

Anytime you introduce a new fish (feeder or not) you risk introducing disease.

 

[JD7.62]

What about people with large obligate piscevours?

Id have to have HUGE contatiners to QT enough feeders that my armatus could eat in a 2-3 weeks time and he is only 6-7"!

Baisically it is impossible in my situation to QT feeders for 2-3 weeks before feeding. Id have to have several different tanks just for QTing feeders and I dont think ANYONE does that. I just pick out the best and healthiest feeders I can.