raw meat ok?

[catsish33]

just wondering if it is ok to feed fish raw meat like beef.


Thank's

 

[knifegill]

No, not beef. The incorrectly-built grain-fed fat in the beef will kill them, just like it kills us. Lean meats are okay. Beef heart qualifies. Buffalo qualifies as does most game meat. But anything grain-fed has an improper balance of fatty acids that will cause serious cardiovascular issues in time.

 

[aclockworkorange]

I wouldn't feed any mammalian based proteins to fish.

 

[catsish33]

so i guess beef stew meat is off the menu ? I just started introducing it into there diet for only 2 weeks a small amount at that.

 

[catsish33]

I like to try and mix it up a bit so they eat a variety of food.

 

[muffywrx]

Not beef, its too fatty. Stop feeding the stew meat, it can be super high in fat or even collagen which has really no nutritional value.

 

[MonsterMinis]

I wouldn't feed any mammalian based proteins to fish.

x2 .. fish don't eat cow in the wild... I even go a step further with my fish and I don't feed my FW fish marine based food either except in small amounts. the compositions of these "flesh-types" is vastly different and some digestive tracts handle things better then others.

 

[aclockworkorange]

x2 .. fish don't eat cow in the wild... I even go a step further with my fish and I don't feed my FW fish marine based food either except in small amounts. the compositions of these "flesh-types" is vastly different and some digestive tracts handle things better then others.

Some marine based proteins are actually extremely nutritious and great for freshwater fish.

 

[NCStateFisher]

if you wanna mix it up go for tilapia fillet when it goes on sale or just plain market shrimp

 

[pimaman234]

I'll never feed my babies beef. but pork?! that stuff makes them grow like crazy, my arowana and arapaima were pretty slow growing till i fed pork then they put on a massive amount of girth and length in a pretty short amount of time (comparatively). I understand that other people might not like my idea of how i grow my fish but hey i have a 4ft silver and a 7 ft arapaima that i've had together for 5 years now. so...