Who here Quarantine feeders? and what you do?
i quarantine mine, i salt and feed them for about 1 week then off they go...
i quarantine mine, i salt and feed them for about 1 week then off they go...
Who Quarantine Feeders?
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i duno but thats what im gona have to do if i buy any more l. Bought them twice in a year and got ich both freaking times
There is only one place local that I would even buy feeders from. The have 4 tanks full of feeders and they change the water on the feeder tanks on a daily basis. I have always just thrown the feeders from that store into my tanks and have never experinced any problems.
If you got a choice buy your feeders from bait shops instead of LFS, they tend to be healthier, I think it is because they are not there long enough to get sick.
I dont feed feeders that often but if i do then i do Q them in a 10 g or 30 for a week or sometimes longer ...fatten them up and see who looks sickly and unhealthy and then get 5-10 pcs then just drop it in the tank as a snack.
i did when i had rays feeding high protine foods
my snakehead has been eating them right out the bag his whold life and he is healthy.
1 of my lfs have milfiax(spelling),salt, and daily water changes on his feeders. he feeds them high protine food also. my dads friend
my snakehead has been eating them right out the bag his whold life and he is healthy.
1 of my lfs have milfiax(spelling),salt, and daily water changes on his feeders. he feeds them high protine food also. my dads friend
Thats a good idea, I never thought of that. probably cheaper too. Hey, I seen at a local WalMart some feeders selling for 49cents @!!! Are they kidding?!?!guppy said:
That would be a small fortune to feed any of our fish!
I think all feeders from the" large chain" pet stores should be quarantined. When the are shipped, they come in the mail in a bag in a box. anywhere from 500-1000 per bag. Seems to just have enough water to cover them. not the healthiest bunch I've seen.