hereticlosmorte;5066890; said:
The whole Mythbusters episode was about how that is false. Daddy long legs are not that poisonous and they can bite human skin without a problem.
spiders ok for cichlids?
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The whole Mythbusters episode was about how that is false. Daddy long legs are not that poisonous and they can bite human skin without a problem.
My son loves catching bugs and bringing them inside to feed the fish. The fish enjoy the meal and my little boy enjoys the show. Just beware of pesticides. If the insect is dying already or acting sluggish, it may have been contaminated by a chemical of some sort. I wouldn't feed it to the fish then. Other than that I think you are fine. If you come across some bugs that you are not sure of, research them before plopping them in your tank. They could be dangerous to your fish or more importantly to you.
hereticlosmorte;5066890; said:
Why would you even respond when you're clearly misinformed and never saw the episode of mythbusters? You felt like wasting everyone'e time?
Sacrilege! Don't you know Spiders are necessary to brew Belgian Monastery Ales? They are practically worshiped and highly valued for their predatory ability to keep other nasty dirty insects out of the precious virgin beer wort man!
screaminleeman;5067315; said:
mmmm beer
It's a bit of a risk cuz you don't know what kind of poisons they might have in them or on them. As long as you use caution when selecting your fishes meals I wouldn't worry too much about it. Btw I wouldn't feed any insects that are brightly colored cuz that usually means they are poisonous!
My GT use to chow on spiders all the time.
I threw in a wolf/brown house spider in & the spider went all "deep sea diver" on me. Turned a slight sliver color & was walking around on my rocks for a good 10 mins.
My GT just watched it for awhile & then pounced on him.
The spider was probably around 2"-3" in diameter TL.
The GT was 10X bigger.
One of my juvi Texacons, tried to chow down a bee that fell into the tank.
The bee ended up stinging him on the lip.
I netted him removed the stinger, nursed him back.
He mos def showed signs of the venom, his slime coat was peeling, & his fins fray on the ends.
He healed fine except he has a red/dark spot where he was stung.
I feed my guys earth worms after a good rain(from my grass).
I soak them over night in a bucket of water & gut them.
No ferts in my lawn except what comes out of the dogs.
BTW:
Daddy long legs do produce highly toxic venom, however their fangs are far too small too penetrate human skin.
The venom is their primary weapon when they hunt their prey. They won't bother trying to bite something they can't eat, no use in wasting venom.
I threw in a wolf/brown house spider in & the spider went all "deep sea diver" on me. Turned a slight sliver color & was walking around on my rocks for a good 10 mins.
My GT just watched it for awhile & then pounced on him.
The spider was probably around 2"-3" in diameter TL.
The GT was 10X bigger.
One of my juvi Texacons, tried to chow down a bee that fell into the tank.
The bee ended up stinging him on the lip.
I netted him removed the stinger, nursed him back.
He mos def showed signs of the venom, his slime coat was peeling, & his fins fray on the ends.
He healed fine except he has a red/dark spot where he was stung.
I feed my guys earth worms after a good rain(from my grass).
I soak them over night in a bucket of water & gut them.
No ferts in my lawn except what comes out of the dogs.
BTW:
Daddy long legs do produce highly toxic venom, however their fangs are far too small too penetrate human skin.
The venom is their primary weapon when they hunt their prey. They won't bother trying to bite something they can't eat, no use in wasting venom.
Red Devil Horde;5067668; said:My GT use to chow on spiders all the time.
I threw in a wolf/brown house spider in & the spider went all "deep sea diver" on me. Turned a slight sliver color & was walking around on my rocks for a good 10 mins.
My GT just watched it for awhile & then pounced on him.
The spider was probably around 2"-3" in diameter TL.
The GT was 10X bigger.
One of my juvi Texacons, tried to chow down a bee that fell into the tank.
The bee ended up stinging him on the lip.
I netted him removed the stinger, nursed him back.
He mos def showed signs of the venom, his slime coat was peeling, & his fins fray on the ends.
He healed fine except he has a red/dark spot where he was stung.
I feed my guys earth worms after a good rain(from my grass).
I soak them over night in a bucket of water & gut them.
No ferts in my lawn except what comes out of the dogs.
BTW:
Daddy long legs do produce highly toxic venom, however their fangs are far too small too penetrate human skin.
The venom is their primary weapon when they hunt their prey. They won't bother trying to bite something they can't eat, no use in wasting venom.
here's another guy that haven't seen that episode of myth busters.
wow lots of input since last night lol im only really talking about house spiders and not really looking outside for em so sounds like its most likely safe thanks all.
