OscarBoy Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Couldi feed sausge to my oscars? or any other sort of meat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I don't know much about oscars. Is bread, fat and metabisulphite good for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyNat Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I didnt think saturated fat was good for oscars. Because they carnt digest it properly. Mine love shrimp, mussel and guppies of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yes you probably could, and being oscars they'd probably eat it. The nutritional value of it would be debatable, IMO there's better things you can feed them so why feed them 'junk food'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I have heard all sorts of things so I stick with feeding my fish food from cold blooded (or water based) sources.. The theory goes that cattle and other warm blooded animals have a different cell structure and apparently fish cannot digest it and this fat gets stored on their liver causing problems. I feed my fish shrimp which I get from the super market when its on special, so would recommend you do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I was at Charles Mitchell's last week, he is the guy trying to farm whitebait, particularly the kokopu and inanga. He was feeding his big kokopu on ox heart. He said to cut off all the fat (not good for fish or water quality), cut it into strips and freeze it. Then he gets out a strip or two and cuts it very fine with a knife and drops it straight in. Apparently it is a good very nutritious food. I tried to find one at the supermarket just now but they were out. I wouldn't bother with sausage, too much other rubbish. I have also heard of people using cat/dog food. I would worry about it falling apart and mucking up the water. Also cat/dog food has an absurd amount of non meat. The cheaper ones have more cereal and beaks/toes/skin etc. If it says 'with beef' etc, it means beef is not the main ingredient or a high enough percentage to be called 'beef'. Another bit of useless information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 we use oxheart or chicken hearts the same way easiest to cut fine when semi defrosted no fat though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 well i tried the sausge lol it didnt even touch the water and it was gone lol but yea i might try the shrimp etc etc thanks 4 the help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 is the ox heart and chicken heart good 4 the fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Best part of the cow or chicken to feed your fish. It's all muscle and hardly any fat. Cheap to buy from a butcher or supermarket as it's classed as offal Like the others have said, sausages probably isn't the best food because of the fat in it, but an Oscar will usually eat anything thats even close to edible :lol: Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 yea i no i just gave them a small bit to see what they would do it seems like all cichlids like it how much is the heart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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