Would a predatory fish like peacock bass , arowana , tiger fish etc eat packaged dead bait like rustys baby shad? If the fish was used to dead food Items and would it harm them ? 
dead bait as food for predator fish
- Thread starter cichla & saratogas
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I'm not familiar with that product but it doesn't sound like a good idea to me. I doubt they are worried about keeping those free of parasites or ensuring quality as food. Obviously it costs more but hikari frozen silversides in contrast are triple treated to be free from parasites.
Avoid brined or preserved fish, instead try and get fresh or frozen stuff, some of the frozen bait blocks can be ordered online
Will they eat? Probably.
Would it harm them? Probably, it doesn't need to be stored on ice for a reason - it's drenched in preservative.
Tons of better alternatives than feeding your fish that sheet.
Just Googled Hikari silver sides never knew those existed. I'll have to try those with my fish.
Live bait works, I would definitely quarantine any live fish or freeze them, but I have bought bait as food for critters before.
However many live foods such as earthworms are easy and cheap to culture yourself
If you get live bait from a reputable bait shop I'd give it a shot. If it died it would have to be fresh I think.
live bait would be the same as buying feeders from your LFS.
You should quarantine them to insure you are not introducing parasites or disease.
To me the better option would be to buy some fresh fish at your local market and cut it into appropriate size pieces and freeze it.
You should quarantine them to insure you are not introducing parasites or disease.
To me the better option would be to buy some fresh fish at your local market and cut it into appropriate size pieces and freeze it.
