lmsmith Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I like to give my fish a varied diet, and was wondering what sorts of interesting food you feed them? Is there any reason why I can't feed them dried fruit; raisins, apricots, dried banana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Fish will try a wiode variety of fruit and vegetables. Try them and see. No reason why they can't have dried fruit. They might prefer it if they were soaked for a few minutes first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 My partner's tropical fish love cucumber. He just drops a slice in there, it floats on the top and they all go for it. It was gone within less than a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I like to give my fish a varied diet, and was wondering what sorts of interesting food you feed them? Is there any reason why I can't feed them dried fruit; raisins, apricots, dried banana? a bit off topic i know but for ur puffers have you tried tetra minikrill from packet: min 62% protein!"complete organisms, includinding the shell, are an excellent source of protein and roughage for all tropical and marine fish. my puffer loves it so does my bumblebee gobies (even my freshwater burmese bumblebee gobies which are bout 8-9mm long and normally only eat daphnia and occaisional bloodworm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 a bit off topic i know but for ur puffers have you tried tetra minikrill from packet: min 62% protein!"complete organisms, includinding the shell, are an excellent source of protein and roughage for all tropical and marine fish. my puffer loves it so does my bumblebee gobies (even my freshwater burmese bumblebee gobies which are bout 8-9mm long and normally only eat daphnia and occaisional bloodworm) Nah, I try to avoid packet food as much as I can because it's so expensive and they're little piggies! I'd much rather feed them up on cheaper food, but I'll keep a lookout for it. What does the packet look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 http://pet-supplies.drsfostersmith.com/ ... lies/Krill looks like this where i get mine cost $8.95 it lasts a while if u are feeding other foods as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcrazzy Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 we went out boat fishing, ended up catching a kahwai....in its stomach was some freshly eaten krill ,which i took home and froze into cubes...my fish go crazy for it! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yum, fish pre-vomit. I fed my severums a bunch of green caterpillars pulled off some cabbages, they seemed to like it. Also mince, chicken, steak and any kind of frozen veggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 do you cook the meat before feeding it to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Since it's leftovers and I tend not to eat my food raw, yes it's cooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 i freeze lil bits of meat(mince chicken mussel beef) in the small trays frozen blodworms come in. all the meat i use is raw when the cube are frozen i pop it in a snaplok bag and put put back in the freezer think of it as tv dinners for fish. 1 of my frogs will also eat chicken if handfed (well will eat anething if handfed, even try ur hand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Careful with the beef mince, fish have major trouble digesting Mammalian fat. Hence why trimmed beef heart is best if you want to go down that path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 cat food or dog food for the bigger fish like aros, large catfish etc.... goes down like a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Whatever fresh seasonal vegetables are around gets tried on my fish! At the moment it's corn on the cob (after I've eaten most of the corn) and watermellon rinds (after I've eaten most of the melon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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