What not to feed
- Thread starter Deadliestviper7
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Goldfish.
Most toad tadpoles.
Candy.
Clawed frogs.
Smelt.
Toads.
All turtles.
Pufferfish.
Koi.
Cheese or other dairy products.
Live catfish with spines (risky).
Most toad tadpoles.
Candy.
Clawed frogs.
Smelt.
Toads.
All turtles.
Pufferfish.
Koi.
Cheese or other dairy products.
Live catfish with spines (risky).
Raw chicken, or mammal meat although some of us feed beef heart.
Raw, uncooked or unprocessed terrestrial based plant matter, such as peas, soybeans, corn, etc.
Science has proven that at least with most species of fish studied to date, terrestrial based plant matter can potentially cause health issues, especially if fed in a raw unprocessed state, due to the anti-nutritional matter found in the vast majority of terrestrial based plants. Not a major problem if one is feeding limited quantities, but can cause some serious problems in at least some species of fish when fed at higher levels on a regular basis.
“The presence of endogenous anti-nutritional factors within plant feedstuffs is believed to be the largest single factor limiting their use within compounded animal and fish feeds at high dietary levels. Table 11 summarizes the major groups of anti-nutritional factors present in plant feedstuffs with more specific examples given in Table 12. Although these factors vary in their individual toxicity to fish, a large proportion of them can be destroyed or inactivated by heat treatment processes (Tacon & Jackson, 1985).
Unfortunately toxicological studies have not been performed on the majority of these anti-nutritional factors; on a general basis however their presence in untreated foodstuffs normally results in anorexia, reduced growth and poor feed efficiency when used at high dietary concentrations. For review see NRC (1983), Hendricks & Bailey (1989) and Lovell (1989). “
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0700e/T0700E06.htm
Science has proven that at least with most species of fish studied to date, terrestrial based plant matter can potentially cause health issues, especially if fed in a raw unprocessed state, due to the anti-nutritional matter found in the vast majority of terrestrial based plants. Not a major problem if one is feeding limited quantities, but can cause some serious problems in at least some species of fish when fed at higher levels on a regular basis.
“The presence of endogenous anti-nutritional factors within plant feedstuffs is believed to be the largest single factor limiting their use within compounded animal and fish feeds at high dietary levels. Table 11 summarizes the major groups of anti-nutritional factors present in plant feedstuffs with more specific examples given in Table 12. Although these factors vary in their individual toxicity to fish, a large proportion of them can be destroyed or inactivated by heat treatment processes (Tacon & Jackson, 1985).
Unfortunately toxicological studies have not been performed on the majority of these anti-nutritional factors; on a general basis however their presence in untreated foodstuffs normally results in anorexia, reduced growth and poor feed efficiency when used at high dietary concentrations. For review see NRC (1983), Hendricks & Bailey (1989) and Lovell (1989). “
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0700e/T0700E06.htm
People always lose fish or they get sick while being fed smelt, the exact reason appears unknown, perhaps high thiamase, contamination with chemicals or people adding some sort of toxic preservative.
Sometimes feed strips of lightly cooked chicken.
Surprisingly mice seem to be good food for predatory species.
Nothing is wrong with feeding smelt. Lots of hobbyists feed smelt without any issues. No matter the type of fish, the source of that fish should always be taken into consideration, as in wild from the ocean, or farmed in China.
As far as thiaminase, a total non issue if one uses a B1 vitamin supplement, such as Boyd Vitachem, or feeds commercial fish food 3-4 times a week.
As far as thiaminase, a total non issue if one uses a B1 vitamin supplement, such as Boyd Vitachem, or feeds commercial fish food 3-4 times a week.
