Is it harmful to feed a saltwater to freshwater fish?

[FishNCash]

I had a fish to euthanize and fed it to my freshwater fish. Is it harmful to feed a saltwater to freshwater fish?

 

[Lupin]

I can feed tuna/mackerel/sardines to my goldfish just fine. What SW fish are you trying to feed? What health issue did it have prior to its death?

 

[FishNCash]

It was a yellow tail damsel and that swimming funny so I put him into the freshwater tank.

 

[Lupin]

I am not sure I would feed that to your fish without knowing the exact issue. Why not just dispose it straight away?

 

[FishNCash]

I am not sure I would feed that to your fish without knowing the exact issue. Why not just dispose it straight away?

Disposing it would probably be the right thing to do but I need a cheap thrill. Maybe next time I will make the right decision.

 

[trojan09]

flush it down the toilet. thats a cheap thrill watching it swirl down the toilet. lol

 

[dwilder]

in general freshwater fish are less likely to catch something from a saltwater fish

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

Disposing it would probably be the right thing to do but I need a cheap thrill. Maybe next time I will make the right decision.

i hope you're kidding...euthanizing fish is never supposed to be pleasant.

 

[brianhellno]

From what I hear some saltwater fish are poisonous. I guess as long as that isn't a factor I don't see why you couldn't feed a saltwater fish to freshwater fish.

 

[sostoudt]

i would say its bad unless it was healthy, and depends on method of euthanization.

feeding sick animals to healthy animals is a bad idea. thats why downer animals arent in the feed to humans