SilverBlade86 Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 What else can I feed my fish besides flakes and dried tubifex? My fish are literally sick of eating those two and prefer looking around the tank for food. I just bought some microworms (got some fry) and am thinking of hunting some live daphnia. Any other kind of food that I can find? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 depends on the fish to be honest can yu give us a rundown on what yr trying to feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Doh I could have sworn I typed it in. I've got guppies, swords, angels, minnows, tiger barbs and a few BNs. BNs are happy with their pellets, but the rest aren't with the tubifex anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Funny you should mention the tubifex actually.. my fish can't stand tubifex.. they just spit them out. My fish love frozen Brine shrimp, Mysis Shrimp (yet they could be too big for your fishes mouths to manage), and a product called Nippy Nip of which they go mad on distributed by Brooklands. I also give my fish a frozen mix that has Krill, vegetable matter, fish etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Mine all eat frozen bloodworm. Even fussy Mr Fighty (Betta) will eat that, but not flake or dried bloodworm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 bloodworms are good otherwise live food is good but maybe harder to find given were heading into winter, ie mossie larvae, daphnia, whiteworms, brineshrimp, fruitfly/fruitfly larvae etc etc. Variety is the best imo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 well you could try shrimp pellets , a frozen tropical mix sold at lfs or make yr own (mix finely ground beef heart well trimmed with green veges and blend then freeze ) or a different flake , there is also frozen bloodworms/whiteworms , mysis shrimp does work if you rub the frozen block it breaks into smaller pieces .. live foods like daphnia and mossie larvae are scarce but still available .. there is even a cheap brine shrimp flake on the market in some lfs as for yr BN......DO NOT assume its fine with just pellets it needs variety like all the rest try courgette for a start you will even find the other fish pecking at it aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 if you are wanting to feed live water living creatures (daphnia etc) get them from a clean, trustworthy source. they can introduce all sorts of nasties to a tank which is why i dont feed them- im too paranoid :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 too paranoid stop smokin the wakey sharn i thought you had kicked the erge lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Not even mincie! :lol: Ive had to deal with camallanus which can be transferred via live foods so i have the right to be cautious :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 oh yea each to their own, i hope you were able to treat the camallanus ok Edit. Careful Mincie. Mod. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 :roll: guys.... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 The other fish do pick at the pellets I drop for my BNs and the BNs do the same to whatever flakes drop from the surface. I will try some frozen bloodworms, but it seems to me that it seems the most expensive to purchase. But anything for the fish yes? Will get some cucumber/courgette tomorrow, its just that I cant seem to buy them in small amounts as this sleepout has no fridge and the only fridge is in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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