using fresh caught fish to feed my own fish
- Thread starter KATALEKEEPER
- Start date
I recommend freezing the fish first prior to feeding to your aquarium fish. The fish could have parasites on it unseen by the naked eye.
They are an oily fish, which can make a mess in your tank, not to mention you don't know whether they are carrying anything. It's not worth the risk imo.
Because a bunker is a salt water species the threat of parasites is less than if it was a fresh water species (But not totally without danger).
It will be interesting to see if your fish eat it, because of its high oil content, many tropical fish don't like the oily types, and as esoxlucius said, it may leave an oily mess, or slick on the surface the tank.
I sometimes feed trimmings of salt water fish to my freshwater tank, but they are less oily types.
It will be interesting to see if your fish eat it, because of its high oil content, many tropical fish don't like the oily types, and as esoxlucius said, it may leave an oily mess, or slick on the surface the tank.
I sometimes feed trimmings of salt water fish to my freshwater tank, but they are less oily types.