Catching Feederfish

[Chrigu]

Hello everyone

Is it dangerous to feed Feederfish like small redfinperch or small barbs when they were catchet in nature?

Sorry for my bad English, im from Switzerland...

Thanks for Responses

Chrigu

 

[krichardson]

You can quarantine and treat the feeders for parasites but there is always the risk of something being passed on to the fish that eats them.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

If you catch a lot of them, i mean alot like 50~100 each time then it's worth to quarantine them in batch. If you meant catch here and there few of them occasionally then you better just stay away from live feeders.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I have often caught hundreds of baby bluegill which I quarantined and fed to my pets,they are safer than store bought feeders.

 

[GamerChick5567]

If you can catch a bunch, setup a separate tank just for them. Then quarantine them carefully for at least 1 month to make sure they don't have any diseases.

If they are easy to breed then I would try that too, that way you have a constant supply! That's what I'm doing with guppies right now. They are much better and safer than goldfish.

 

[Frank Castle]

isn't it easier just to buy a couple hundred Fathead minnows or Shiners from Bait Shop and quarantine them and treat w/ Polyguard and feed metronidazole-soaked foods?

 

[Deadliestviper7]

isn't it easier just to buy a couple hundred Fathead minnows or Shiners from Bait Shop and quarantine them and treat w/ Polyguard and feed metronidazole-soaked foods?

Buy by pound at a hatchery or supplier,u will save much more then if u buy at a bait shop.

 

[Frank Castle]

Buy by pound at a hatchery or supplier,u will save much more then if u buy at a bait shop.

true true, good point