What my aro eats

[Bderick67]

I have a 11 inch silver aro and this is what I have been feeding him, if any of this is bad idea please post:

live fish I have a breeder stock of convict cichlids, I have to feed by hand, he wont hunt them. not sure if he sees them as food.

crickets, bout once a week I get 8 - 10 large crickets, man he loves them like they are candy. Is it safe to feed him the large black crickets you can catch outside?

frozen beef heart or "Jack Watley Discus formula" with a pellet stuffed in the middle, I can't get him to accept pellets

raw cod fillets or raw shrimp, this is what I feed my Red belly P's so I keep a some aside for him.

he still eats freeze dried blood worms, this was his first food when I got him at 3.5 inches. it is kinda comical watching him eat something so small.

Here is the strangest of all, his tank mates are a couple of angel and gouramis so I feed them good old flake food which he also trys to eat to

My real concern is the live crickets and I am also considering night crawlers and meal worms can he get any type disease from them

Thank you all in advance for your input

 

[islander671]

Crickets are good food, just be wary of what you catch outside as they may have been exposed to chemicals.
Night crawlers are good too, i fed both to my silver and he loved them, and grew to about 20" before i moved and had to sell him.

 

[islander671]

I wouldnt worry to much about the mealworms either, your Aro is big enough to not have to worry about hurting himself on a mealworm.