How many feeders per week?

[ChileRelleno]

Rosies, Goldies an other coldwater species should never be fed, this is because of their high fat & thiamese content.
Much better to feed are tropicals, these too must be properly quarantined (observation and proactive treatment(s)) or raised.
Feeder are IMO a treat/dessert, to be fed sparingly, a few feeders once a week or less.

I'm not against feeders, I have and probably will feed'em again...
But they pose risks besides just disease/parasites, e.g. injury while chasing.
Much better live alternatives are available, crayfish, shrimp, worms, crickets, mealworms and etc.

Wild caught true piscivores may demand live feeders, but most can be trained to take cut fish, shrimp, worms and prepared foods with time and persistence.

 

[thebestincali2000]

this might make me sound retarded but,what is the definition of a piscivor?
i thought there was only carnivores,herbivores,and omnivores.

 

[fishcatch22]

this might make me sound retarded but,what is the definition of a piscivor?
i thought there was only carnivores,herbivores,and omnivores.

a piscivore is an animal whos diet consists primarily of fish.

 

[thebestincali2000]

when i got feeders last,they gave me danios instead of regular guppies.would danios be better for them than guppies or just as bad?

 

[DanDanUK]

make sure when you feed your oscar feeders you feed them tropical feeder fish and NOT goldfish, gold fish live and thrive in copper loaded waters and copper is no good for any tropical fish, also most feeder goldfish are kept in poor water conditions and make oscars more ceceptable to disease.

 

[fishcatch22]

when i got feeders last,they gave me danios instead of regular guppies.would danios be better for them than guppies or just as bad?

i'd think danios will be fine, as long as you QT them.

 

[vicedretard]

i feed my ten inch tiger six every twomonths if that...feeders and like feeding you O sh*t...feeders eat sh*t...your O eats the feeders... there fore your O eats sh*t...my opinion try not to feed them feeders for as long as possible...

 

[Bderick67]

your best bet is to breed your own, I breed convicts for feeders. of course for this i have 5additional tanks so this may not be for you. you could also buy a cheaper tropical fish around $1.00 each keep em quarentined for a month and feed them well this way they will be a little more healthy for your o.

 

[Opiate]

i dump 30 goldies in my 180 a week, yeh my jar gets majority but my lil 5 inch tiger oscar gets atleast 4 or 5 out of it

 

[fishcatch22]

i dump 30 goldies in my 180 a week, yeh my jar gets majority but my lil 5 inch tiger oscar gets atleast 4 or 5 out of it

I'd cut that out if you love your fish, man. I don't think you'd want to feed your kids 30 candy bars a week.