Cichlids ok to eat feeder frogs?

[JESTERX626]

I'm setting up a 10gal tank feederfish/frog tank. It'll house a few fish and a few African dwarf frogs(not the african CLAWED frogs)

The feeders wont be goldfish for sure, because they stunt growth. And they're all gonna be quarantined for 3-4 weeks tops.

Question is are these african dwarf frogs ok to feed for the fish? Just to be clear again, they're not african CLAWED frogs, which grow bigger and have an "aggressive" temperament.

 

[fishcatch22]

I'm setting up a 10gal tank feederfish/frog tank. It'll house a few fish and a few African dwarf frogs(not the african CLAWED frogs)

The feeders wont be goldfish for sure, because they stunt growth. And they're all gonna be quarantined for 3-4 weeks tops.

Question is are these african dwarf frogs ok to feed for the fish? Just to be clear again, they're not african CLAWED frogs, which grow bigger and have an "aggressive" temperament.

they would be good for large cichlids over 12" long. I reccomend using invertebrates as the primary diet for most cichlids, as they eat primarlily inverts in the wild (in most cases.)

 

[mostlycichlids]

I'm setting up a 10gal tank feederfish/frog tank. It'll house a few fish and a few African dwarf frogs(not the african CLAWED frogs)

The feeders wont be goldfish for sure, because they stunt growth. And they're all gonna be quarantined for 3-4 weeks tops.

Question is are these african dwarf frogs ok to feed for the fish? Just to be clear again, they're not african CLAWED frogs, which grow bigger and have an "aggressive" temperament.

this is way off the topic but 2pac is still alive just picked up his new cd.

 

[JCA]

i feed my fish african dwarf frogs all the time...never had a problem!

 

[TheMightyOscar]

goldfish stunt growth?

this is news to me, i've been feeding my oscars goldfish since they were 6 inches, they've all grown to full size, same with my dempseys

 

[fishnutham]

most lfs keep them for feeders so i would say its okay..

 

[meepster]

goldfish stunt growth?

this is news to me, i've been feeding my oscars goldfish since they were 6 inches, they've all grown to full size, same with my dempseys

Goldfish do NOT stunt growth. However, goldfish have this enzyme called thymase which when consumed in large amounts causes hole-in-the-head

 

[fishcatch22]

Goldfish do NOT stunt growth. However, goldfish have this enzyme called thymase which when consumed in large amounts causes hole-in-the-head

as well as being very low in nutrition and high in fat. if you want an oscar to be all it can be, do not use feeder fish and just feed FD krill, crickets, and pellets, with feeder shrimp as a treat.

 

[Stab]

Hmmm.. Interesting idea...

Feeder fish are not generally known to stunt growth. They are not the most nutricious option available and present an ongoing danger of introducing desease but won't really affect size of the predator that eats them (unless not enough food is provided).

Frogs as feeders would probably eliminate certain desease risks associated with feeding live foods but brings up another concern: Will your breeding program produce enough frogs to sustain your preds? I don't know if these guys are as prolific as guppies or convicts but would guess that they are not. Also, what is their growth rate? It would be great if they got to be to an inch or two in lenght within a month but being that these frogs are called "dwarf" for a reason, I have some doubts...

I think that this is a great idea overall. It just wouldn't make sence if you put all of these efforts to raise feeder frogs and each turns out to have a nutritional falue of a single flake. Perhaps more research is needed?

 

[fishcatch22]

Hmmm.. Interesting idea...

Feeder fish are not generally known to stunt growth. They are not the most nutricious option available and present an ongoing danger of introducing desease but won't really affect size of the predator that eats them (unless not enough food is provided).

Frogs as feeders would probably eliminate certain desease risks associated with feeding live foods but brings up another concern: Will your breeding program produce enough frogs to sustain your preds? I don't know if these guys are as prolific as guppies or convicts but would guess that they are not. Also, what is their growth rate? It would be great if they got to be to an inch or two in lenght within a month but being that these frogs are called "dwarf" for a reason, I have some doubts...

I think that this is a great idea overall. It just wouldn't make sence if you put all of these efforts to raise feeder frogs and each turns out to have a nutritional falue of a single flake. Perhaps more research is needed?