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- Thread starter Yanbbrox
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i've been trying to answer your question but i find it a little ambiguous.. can you rephrase it.. forget the part about the lions and nature reserves..
Sorry when lions etc. ie predators are kept in captivity they are only fed on certain days to mimic the natural cycle in the wild.
So does the same apply to predatory fish in captivity?
Cool.. this is my take on it..predatory fish just like big cats have to hunt for food.. and i guess they don't get to eat every day.. prob not the same amounts.. i've watched documentaries where fish in the amazon eat so much in the wet season to counter the unavailability in the dry season.. coming back to in a captive environment.. it again depends on the fish, its specific requirements of feeding etc.. for example.. taking aros.. its not good to starve small arowanas.. the need all the nutrition to grow.. so prob a two time feeding in a day is required.. but as they grow.. the feeding can be reduced to every other day.. what i do is.. i feed like three or four days and fast for a day.. for my aros and rtc its the same way.. sometimes they are too full that they are not even bothered to go for the food.. this happens when they are big enough and have body fat reserves to cope.. it doesnt hurt to starve a fish for a day or two.. in a week.. not in a row.. but again if you have a community of fish.. make sure the larger ones don't get too hungry and whack the smaller ones.. hope this has answered your question.. cheers
i'm sure a whole lot of others will chip in with their views on this, sbuse, bderick69.. youtube myaquaticdiary and check out his videos.. he has a feeding regime for his fish and i think he mentions in there about not feeding them on specific days..
no for me. i have not observed any fasting for my aro and their relatives. do note that i have seen lots of posts where silver aros fast.