salamander as fish food?

[cornbread_5]

Has anybody given a salamander to there cichlids to eat ? Do fish even eat salamanders?

 

[yourbestfriend]

im sure they would

 

[WyldFya]

Has anybody given a salamander to there cichlids to eat ? Do fish even eat salamanders?

In the wild Bass do eat newts and salamanders. I'd be wary though.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

I wouldnt recommend it unless you really know what species of salamander you are feeding.

Dont some of them secrete toxins?

 

[dark_knights_99]

I wouldnt recommend it unless you really know what species of salamander you are feeding.

Dont some of them secrete toxins?

Yes, I believe so.

 

[WyldFya]

I wouldnt recommend it unless you really know what species of salamander you are feeding.

Dont some of them secrete toxins?

Yes some do secrete toxins.

 

[cornbread_5]

I put one in my 55 gal and it still alive do fish know if some creatures are posionous

 

[jag123]

I put one in my 55 gal and it still alive do fish know if some creatures are posionous

Is it a salamander or a newt? If it is a brightly colored newt, I would imagine most fish or other predators would leave it alone due to its warning colors. It may also be secreting a toxin into the water as a defensive mechanism - that may be why it is still alive.

 

[cichlid2006]

why risk it. stick with what your feeding. dont see the point in risking it. surely feeding one extra thing isnt worth risking your stock. no doubt they already have a very good diet so adding this one thing wont make much of a difference.

 

[duanes]

Many salamanders and newts are toxic, some not immediately lethal, but secrete a warning taste 1st, if ignored and still eaten, the predator could then later die.