[evil camel]

I use to feed beef hart to my ps dont seem to enjoy that much and everybody tells me its no good.I need a list of good food i can give them.
WHY ARENT FEEDERS GOOD FOR PS.
TANKS

 

[Fido]

feeders are good for Ps...that is the right feeders. Goldfish and their cousins have growth stunting properties in their meat. Good feeders would be mollies, or small native american fish like trout, small bass etc...

shrimp, and squid are favorites here. use the search, u can find loads of stuff on there.

 

[Sheppard]

Feeders aren't good for P's because they may contain hormones that prevent or slow down the growth of your fish (from what i hear) another reason is because they are very vulnerable to disease because they are constantly with hundreds of other fish in the same tank. when you feed you P's a sick fish, guess what...they become sick too. so that's why.
as for your list, i hope this helps.

Chicken
Turkey
Pork
Beef
Shrimp
Octopus
Squid
Pellets
Krill
Beefheart (fatty though)
mice/rats (must be a good size..very messy)
salmon
any kind of fish fillets.....
there are alot of things you can give them

make sure the food is in chunks/slices and there is NO seasoning whatsoever and are perfectly clean. i suggest running it in hot water before feeding.

also don't ever feed them firebelly toads or pufferfish, because they will die for sure.

i hope this helps you out a little bit.
Good Luck

 

[skelator]

I just use fresh fish fillets (catfish and tilapia) and raw uncooked shrimp. I cut them into small bite size pieces when I purchase it. After cutting into pieces, I freeze the meat. When it's feeding time, I take one piece out of my freezer, let it thaw and then I feed it to my fish. After feeding, I always take out the uneaten food.

My freezer has three containers, one with catfish, one tilapia, and one shrimp. I alternate between these containers, cichlid pellets, and the occasional (aprox once a month) beefheart and bloodworms.

You feeder question has already been touched on, so I won't even elaberate on that...

Edit: Alot of people also recommend smelt. I don't use it personally because none of my local grocery stores ever carry it, but none-the-less, it should be good for your "list."

 

[evil camel]

TANKS A LOT IM GOING TO GET SOME FOOD NOW.
STUPID QUESTION BUT WHAT ABOUT MEAT LEFTOVERS(COOKED FOOD)!!!

 

[RBP dude]

i would whatch out for the salmon it may leave an oil slick on the top of the water.

not good

later

 

[Fido]

cooked food has less nutrtition for the fish...

 

[MR.FREEZ]

TANKS A LOT IM GOING TO GET SOME FOOD NOW.
STUPID QUESTION BUT WHAT ABOUT MEAT LEFTOVERS(COOKED FOOD)!!!

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no cause they probably have added seasonings and sh*t in it that wouldnt be to good

for your fish

 

[evil camel]

TANKS

WHO IS THE THE KID IN THE PICTURE SKELETOR,WHAT DOES IT EAT TO BE LIKE THAT CUZ THATS WHAT ILL LIKE TO FEED MY PS!!

 

[skelator]

Haha.... I have no idea who the kid is, just some chunky butt that got hold of too many burritos and evidently some speed :laugh:

BTW - I wouldn't recommend it for your fish, probably wouldn't be too safe

 

[Mack]

Mmkay. Let's hold back on the caps please.

Goldfish are bad feeders because they stunt the piranha's growth. Mollies and guppies, however, are good feeders. You will want to quarantine your feeders in a 10 gallon tank or so to make sure they don't have a disease. You can even try breeding your own mollies. Since they are live-bearers, they are fairly easy to breed. Same with guppies. (Or anything that is shaped like a mollie or guppy -- they are all live-bearers.)

I feed my red-belly cichlid pellets, spirulina sticks, flake food, bottom-feeder pellets, plankton, bloodworms, and sometimes guppies.

 

[evil camel]

what about cichlides , convicts i heard they make a pretty nutritiuos meal and pretty easy to breed?

 

[Mack]

Cichlids are nowhere near as easy to breed, mainly because they lay eggs. They're also a lot more expensive. I wouldn't recommend using cichlids as feeders.

 

[evil camel]

WHAT DO YOU GUYS SUGGEST (LIVE FOOD)
TIERED GOING BACK TO PET SHOP EVRY TIME I NEED LIVE FOOD .
WHEN I SAY CICHLIDS I MEAN CONVICTS
TANKS

 

[MistaFishPimp05]

If u insist on feeders Mollies are good because they breed easily and give birth to live young...I personally use Rosies and pellets

 

[evil camel]

PROBLEM WHIT MOLLIES THEY EAT THE FRY BEFORE YOU HAVE TIME TO TAKE THEM OUT CONVICTS DONT I THINK!

 

[WorldBelow07]

 

[Sheriff Freak]

haha nice pic

frozen fish fillets are golden, usually cod soal, i live right by the water and i just go to any fish market and get fresh scraps so its all free and its perfect for my reds

 

[evil camel]

Problem solved!Got myself a clip that you stick to the glass,hooked it up whit a nice piece of pork.Man P's are cool!They teared it apart in a second , guess they where hungry!!!

Sheriff Freak , i wish i didint quit my job. Iuse to work in a fish market we use to trow tons of fish scrap away, would of saved me a lot of money.
But i dont REGRET working there .

 

[Esoteric]

My fish will get sick of fillet and refuse to eat it.. if I feed it to them more than one or two days in a row. This happen to anyone else?

I like to alternate foods... My fish eat mostly Shrimp but also Fillet, Earthworm, Beefheart and Feeders.