My local supermarket has mackeral on sale for 20 cents/fish would they be ok to feed to my hemibagrus nemurus?
Mackeral ok food?
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IMO occasionally - yes. The problem with it is that it is a cold-water fish which is fatty. Your tropical predator is not "designed" to ingest fatty prey but rather lean. It is used by many keepers but not as a staple, AFAIK, accounting for less than 1/2 of the diet for sure. IMO, less is better.
Trial and error can work too. Try to slowly bring it in and increase the amount and observe closely for digestive issues/digestive discomfort. Still, even if all looks fine, the fish's body stores excess fat in its liver that it cannot digest, which probably will shorten its lifespan and affect its health.
This may be of some use: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38692#p264693
Trial and error can work too. Try to slowly bring it in and increase the amount and observe closely for digestive issues/digestive discomfort. Still, even if all looks fine, the fish's body stores excess fat in its liver that it cannot digest, which probably will shorten its lifespan and affect its health.
This may be of some use: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38692#p264693
It would be a great growth food because of the high fat content, but I would mix with a lot of other foods as well.
one of those things.. buy a few lbs or whatnot.. freeze it into meal sized portions and mix it with other foods.. ie feed it 1x or 2x a week or so. I just got some trout that's oily as heck but a nice change for my guys and they love it.
•King Mackerel
•Swordfish
•Tilefish
•Shark
are the highest mercury content fish... essentially your apex predatory fish are the highest risk for mercury poisoning in humans.. idk tbh how or if it effects our pets and to what degree it would.
•Swordfish
•Tilefish
•Shark
are the highest mercury content fish... essentially your apex predatory fish are the highest risk for mercury poisoning in humans.. idk tbh how or if it effects our pets and to what degree it would.
Anchovies
•Butterfish
•Catfish
•Clam
•Crab (Domestic)
•Crawfish/crayfish
•Croaker
•Flounder
•Haddock
•Hake
•Herring
•Mackeral (N Atlantic, Chub)
•Mullet
•Oysters
•Perch (ocean)
•Plaice
•Salmon ( Canned, Fresh)
•Sardines
•Scallops
•Shad ( American)
•Shrimp
•Sole
•Squid ( Calamari)
•Tilapia
•Trout (freshwater)
•Whitefish
•Whiting
List of the lowest mercury level fish... these are from the guidelines I follow as a pregnant woman and an avid sushi lover
•Butterfish
•Catfish
•Clam
•Crab (Domestic)
•Crawfish/crayfish
•Croaker
•Flounder
•Haddock
•Hake
•Herring
•Mackeral (N Atlantic, Chub)
•Mullet
•Oysters
•Perch (ocean)
•Plaice
•Salmon ( Canned, Fresh)
•Sardines
•Scallops
•Shad ( American)
•Shrimp
•Sole
•Squid ( Calamari)
•Tilapia
•Trout (freshwater)
•Whitefish
•Whiting
List of the lowest mercury level fish... these are from the guidelines I follow as a pregnant woman and an avid sushi lover
Thanks for all the input everyone, I grabbed 10 to freeze for treats. I'll stick to tilapia for a staple but its such a pain to take it off the bones..
Why debone it? I never do for my large fish but cut in appropriate-size pieces. Even heads too. Another option is to grind/blend and make your own "pellets" but this requires work and skill.
@Amy: thanks much for the helpful and thorough clarifications!
@Amy: thanks much for the helpful and thorough clarifications!
Hmmm, I never thought of grinding it for him, would make for a lot less waste... I will check into it more, thanks for the tip!