is it wrong to feed fish live food

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Pole said:
I never said you cant enjoy it, and try reading through those comments. im against feeders purely for entertainment.
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So if you feel bad about it and or don't watch it at all, it's ok? As long as you're not entertained?
I think we are splitting hairs here.....


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I have and found the hunt and kill quite entertaining. matter of fact the whole family did. I do not any more as at that time I did not know that the feeder fish I was feeding where not good for my fish. only reason I stopped. Was a fun treat for him couple times a week.
 
I think it cruel if done in a cruel manner,large fish slowly taken apart bad,live mouse shredded bad. Quarantined feeders thrown in a tank and taken out fairly quickly ok. As for the entertainment aspect for me that's just a byproduct. Watching my jag stock something is a awesome show but he's also getting fed.


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Crazy mike said:
I think it cruel if done in a cruel manner,large fish slowly taken apart bad,live mouse shredded bad. Quarantined feeders thrown in a tank and taken out fairly quickly ok. As for the entertainment aspect for me that's just a byproduct. Watching my jag stock something is a awesome show but he's also getting fed.


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Jc1119 said:
What predators do you have experience with? Since you speak of instinct and aggression.




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I have heard of memebers experiences on here, and lower down the food chain I have found bettas that ate their cardinal tetra tankmates ended up killing everything else.

supergourami said:
have you ever even fed a feeder to a fish?
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Yes I have fed and bred tetras(not bred) and guppies to bettas, which [the bettas] ended up killing all the other tankmates, even if they couldn't eat them. I do sometimes feed insects to my fish, but if they are not eaten in 15 seconds I take them out of the tank and release them.
 
15 seconds? i am lucky if i still have my finger tips when feeding insects. :ROFL:
 
Pole said:
I have heard of memebers experiences on here, and lower down the food chain I have found bettas that ate their cardinal tetra tankmates ended up killing everything else.

Yes I have fed and bred tetras(not bred) and guppies to bettas, which [the bettas] ended up killing all the other tankmates, even if they couldn't eat them. I do sometimes feed insects to my fish, but if they are not eaten in 15 seconds I take them out of the tank and release them.
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aha! so your so against feeding feeders for entertainment then why did you feed a guppy to your betta it dosnt need to eat guppys!!:grinno:
 
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