Fish Fillets as food

[muffywrx]

I have a question that I have asked in threads but never got an answer ... hoping if I put it right out front here that I will get one

I see all the time how people feed their fishes and rays tilapia fillets....

Is it okay to feed bass, sunfish, or crappie fillets as well? I know tilapia is a lean fish but I was under the impression a lot of native fish were as well.

And if there is a concern for diseases, would it help to freeze or boil first and then feed?

They would be boneless fillets of course.

Thanks ...

 

[libayn]

if its fit for humans i would asume its safe for my fish.myself i use tilapia cause its the cheapest market fish here.

 

[muffywrx]

I would like to be able to use what I catch.

 

[MonsterMinis]

don't see why not. we're planning a fishing trip in a few weeks where I plan on bringing back some bass/pike ect some of which will be for the fish. but I also will be way up in the north woods where the water quality is pretty good. I'de prolly be wary of VHS lakes. and freeze the fillets before offering to kill any parasites/bacteria you can. but all in all I doubt it's any more or less risky then buying fillets from the store.

 

[krichardson]

I wouldn't boil the fillets.

 

[Piscine]

This is a great idea....I really can't believe I haven't thought to do this. It doesn't get more natural than that.

 

[muffywrx]

I have a bunch of crappie frozen in the freezer and a whole summer to fish I want to stock up for the RTC

 

[Piscine]

I have a bunch of crappie frozen in the freezer and a whole summer to fish I want to stock up for the RTC

uhhh....I hope you aren't fishing anything smaller than a lake.... lol

 

[muffywrx]

uhhh....I hope you aren't fishing anything smaller than a lake.... lol

There are a ton of large lakes here. I don't pond fish, if that's what you mean.
We caught a good 15 12"+ crappie the other night in just a couple hours. Hopefully that remains the trend ...

 

[Gruntking]

The money that you will spend on bait and gas would probably be the same as buying already cleaned and filleted tilapia at Publix... Not to mention filleting all the fish and removing the rib bones and skin which will take time as well.