Feeders?
- Thread starter grimaldi082686
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For an occasional treat i'll get livebearer feeders and ghost shrimp for my con,jd and mayan. They are cheap 10 of either one for a buck and the lfs uses uv steralizers on thier feeder tanks.
So everyone knows I have multiple tanks. Each fish has at least one tank mate ive got them all matched size and agression. I only give them feeders once in a while. I do enjoy the chase and watching my fish eat them. Its pretty cool.
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All it takes is for one feeder to bring in a parasite or disease.
Many years ago I had peacock bass that would only eat food they could chase, and I fed rosy reds.
They were fine over a year, then one day all the bass were dead almost over night.
Other fish in all other tanks that ate pellets, and didn't come in contact with rosys were fine.
I do have livebearers that breed in planted sumps, and they or their fry occasionally wash into a tank, but those I trust. I've seen rosys and goldfish with sores, or glancing of objects. The profit level is so low on them, the conditions they are raised in are not always the best.
Many years ago I had peacock bass that would only eat food they could chase, and I fed rosy reds.
They were fine over a year, then one day all the bass were dead almost over night.
Other fish in all other tanks that ate pellets, and didn't come in contact with rosys were fine.
I do have livebearers that breed in planted sumps, and they or their fry occasionally wash into a tank, but those I trust. I've seen rosys and goldfish with sores, or glancing of objects. The profit level is so low on them, the conditions they are raised in are not always the best.
