Hey I was wondering what fish would be best to feed to my peacock bass, I know gold fish are to fatty... I also think I may as well treat my Dat and Ctenopoma... so what is the best food of choice
what is best for live feeding...
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Well, if I were you i would try not to get them on a diet of feeders, the reason being these can easily carry parasites, and also can get your fish to be aggressive, and accept nothing but feeders which can get to be very expensive, frozen food is good, but pellets are even better if possible, but if your going to id pick up some rosie reds and quarantine them for at least a week or so, just to be safe on the parasite or illness factor.
I agree on trying to get fish off of live feeders. They get to be a pain. I had a large barracuda who would only eat live- The last time my tank got Ich, I attributed it to the feeders, and I decided to get rid of that sweet fish. I did not feel like I could convert him to other food because of his age.
Anyways, if your heart is set on feeders, by far the best thing you can do is breed for them. Get a 20 gallon tank and a pair of convicts.
Anyways, if your heart is set on feeders, by far the best thing you can do is breed for them. Get a 20 gallon tank and a pair of convicts.
i usually just go out and catch a couple dozen bull head minnows with my dip net and quarantine them a couple days . plus its cheap , easy and somewhat exciting because you never know what your going to catch .
Treat or QT your feeders and get PBass on frozen or pellets if you like them eating pellets. I am not into feeding pellets to large fish unless the fish is a koi, goldfish, or catfish.
never heard of goldfish being fatty i'd stay away from catfish they have shrap spines on here sides even when young try a cheap cichlid or minnow or creak chubs or something
best is free and from the wild.
cheap and no worries about ich and the other crap.
make sure to check your laws before you go netting.
i use mosquito fish.be careful,there mean.lol
next would be fathead minnows from your local bait store.
i get them for 80 cents a dozen.
sometimes not taken care of so check out a few bait stores.
next rosey reds from lfs
same as fatheads just different color
sometimes has ich and other crap
bout 1.20 a dozen
then guppies and goldfish
"just seen your in canada,not sure whats there.lol"
cheap and no worries about ich and the other crap.
make sure to check your laws before you go netting.
i use mosquito fish.be careful,there mean.lol
next would be fathead minnows from your local bait store.
i get them for 80 cents a dozen.
sometimes not taken care of so check out a few bait stores.
next rosey reds from lfs
same as fatheads just different color
sometimes has ich and other crap
bout 1.20 a dozen
then guppies and goldfish
"just seen your in canada,not sure whats there.lol"