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#Post#: 1160-------------------------------------------------- |
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what to breed as feeders |
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By: Jeremiahsfish Date: October 5, 2014, 9:28 pm |
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Looking for ideas of fish to breed as feeders. I am currently |
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cycling a 30 gallon but cant decide what would be the best and |
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easiest. |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: Stu4648 Date: October 6, 2014, 12:57 am |
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Does it have to be fish?, why not try some invertebrates; |
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crickets, cockroaches, earthworms etc... |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: Jennifer Date: October 6, 2014, 1:18 pm |
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What are you going to be feeding? |
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Guppies are probably the easiest. But really any livebearer |
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will have fish food size fry at some point. And Convicts are |
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like rabbits. Danios, easy to breed and prolific. I guess it |
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depends on how involved you want your food breeding program to |
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be and how much live food you need to produce. |
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#Post#: 1193-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: Jeremiahsfish Date: October 6, 2014, 2:48 pm |
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I'm feeding a needle nose gar. Which is not a true gar but is |
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actually a member of the needle fish family. I've tried other |
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food but has no interest in anything but feeders. I don't care |
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how involved the breeding is as I enjoy the hobby and am looking |
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forward to breeding. I thought about convicts but not sure. Any |
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ideas would be appreciated. |
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#Post#: 1207-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: Stu4648 Date: October 7, 2014, 1:56 am |
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I know someone on another forum that has set up two 20 gallon |
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tanks each with a pair of convicts for a similar purpose. All |
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the fry are used as food for her Oscar. |
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#Post#: 1211-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: probn Date: October 7, 2014, 7:00 am |
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I don't like feeding fish to my fishes but there are some fishes |
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that don't eat any other thing than fishes like garrs at first |
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So sometimes we are left with no choice |
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I tried to feed my garr cockroaches he ate once but not after |
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that and he dont see earthworms as food neither will he take |
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pellets hence I had to feed him fishes |
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But my friend has kept one by feeding bloodworms with pellets |
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and he eats like crazy |
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Some garrs eat but like mine some are very picky |
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#Post#: 1222-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: Stu4648 Date: October 7, 2014, 1:01 pm |
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It is certainly a very long term commitment to have to feed |
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nothing but live food but if you are happy to do it then fair |
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play. I think I will stick to my easier managed flake, pellet |
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and freeze dried food eaters. |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: Jeremiahsfish Date: October 8, 2014, 9:19 pm |
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Im actually looking forward to breeding. This gives me |
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something to do with all the fry. |
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#Post#: 1269-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: kgtropicals Date: October 9, 2014, 6:18 am |
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I think we all know my opinion on feeding live food so I'll keep |
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my mouth shut on this one. |
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My 2 dogs are naturally carnivores too but I don't breed rabbits |
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for them to eat, not when manufactured dog food is so much |
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healthier....... I'm just sayin ::) ::) |
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Re: what to breed as feeders |
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By: probn Date: October 9, 2014, 11:09 am |
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I am in your favor john but garr don't eat pellet and if |
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skipping fish , you should feed him meat of another animal |
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