I understand that having your carnivore fish's main diet be live feeders, especially goldfish, is not healthy for them, and really not nutritious. But don't many carnivorous fish eat other fish as a staple, too? I know they eat other things like crayfish, but I just don't really get it.
What's with live feeders
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my pacu and oscar have a verry wide range of foods they get fresh fruit and veggies and about every two months i get seven feeders they love them and for a treat for the past week they have each gotten two blue berrys after there normal flakes.
the problem is not "live feeder fish". the problem is what KIND of "live feeder fish".
goldfish are not nutritious and very prone to parasites due to the conditions they're raised/kept.
in the wild, predators that prey on other fishes will likely eat a wide variety of "ilve feeder fish", while in the aquarium, the most commonly available feeders are goldfish and minniows which are as good as you eating letteuce.
goldfish are not nutritious and very prone to parasites due to the conditions they're raised/kept.
in the wild, predators that prey on other fishes will likely eat a wide variety of "ilve feeder fish", while in the aquarium, the most commonly available feeders are goldfish and minniows which are as good as you eating letteuce.
i feed a variety, Crayfish, Nightcrawlers, Goldfish, Rossies, Various minnows from the Potomac, and some pellets
If you were to house the feeders in a seperate tank, feed them very well for a few months and then feed them to your fish, that would be different. Fact is that feeders are shipped to stores in overcrowded, ammonia filled bags. They are then often placed in tanks too small for their volume and not fed. By the time they hit your tank, they are starved, stressed and in many cases, days or less away from dying on their own.
In the wild, many fish are more opportunistic in their eating of live fish. They pick off babies, injured or diseased fish, while primarily consuming vegetable matter, fruits, insects and anything else they come across.
In the wild, many fish are more opportunistic in their eating of live fish. They pick off babies, injured or diseased fish, while primarily consuming vegetable matter, fruits, insects and anything else they come across.
