Hi all

After unsuccessfully hunting for ox heart today, I ended up buying pig heart instead.

I trimmed the fat and arteries, leaving what looked to be very lean protein. I tested a few chunks on my jardini and he loved it.

My question is, is there much difference between ox and pig heart?

The pig heart was much less fatty than I thought it would be, and looked similar to an ox heart. I suppose there would be a difference in protein content (beef would be higher?). But other than that, has anyone encountered problems with feeding pig heart?

Thanks.

Not sure whether it matters as a fish food but...

beef heart; Calories 32 Fat 1.12g Carbs 0.04g Protein 5.02g

pig heart; Calories 33 Fat 1.24g Carbs 0.38g Protein 4.9g

Not sure whether it matters as a fish food but...

beef heart; Calories 32 Fat 1.12g Carbs 0.04g Protein 5.02g

pig heart; Calories 33 Fat 1.24g Carbs 0.38g Protein 4.9g

Well, my jardini isn't on Aitkens so the carbs don't bother me much.. :lol:

Have to say though, protein and fat content are closer than I'd anticipated.. I thought there would have been more of a difference between the two animals.

Tbh I would try avoid feeding any mammalian protein to my fish.

Ive been giving my oscar tiger fish lamb kidney once or twice a week. He seems to love it.

Yeah, I know there is an argument against feeding mammalian protein to fish. It's so commonplace yet I don't think I've heard of death by ox heart.

I have seen death by mealworm overdose (very disturbing autopsy). I have also read about how feeding prawns might cause long-term health damage to fish.

So I'm not sure if not feeding mammalian protein is actually bad or more of a precaution?

I suppose that some fish must be able to digest it, for instance piranhas and their cousins, and fish whose diets can be made of dead animals rotting in the water from time to time.

Cant be too bad for fish as my kokopu have grown well on ox heart (+ mealworms,waxmoth,crickets,etc)

Cant be too bad for fish as my kokopu have grown well on ox heart (+ mealworms,waxmoth,crickets,etc)

That's what I've read and heard about too, ox heart is good for bulking fish up.

*cue Henward to post a pic of his huuuuge jardini*

i caught a fly for my oscar and my 3 year old niece and i watched it get gobbled up.

She found it hilarious. Couldnt wait to tell her parents

haha, herre you go, beef heart galore.

variety is still better. but mammalian meat does do wonders to bulk up fish

i used to feed a ball of mince beef heart to the loaches and comm i had.

but messy. the water gets fouled with a slime layer on top. if you hvae an over flow its not so bad.

KFC does wonders for bulking up young kids, doesn't make it good for them though.

KFC does wonders for bulking up young kids, doesn't make it good for them though.

True that:D

moderation i suppose :ton:

but i dont feed beef anymore though.

KFC does wonders for bulking up young kids, doesn't make it good for them though.

What's the moral here? Kids need raw beef heart? or KFC should get onto mammalian protein?

What's the moral here? Kids need raw beef heart? or KFC should get onto mammalian protein?

Kids that have been fattened on KFC might be a useful food for large predator fish?

All of the above... :lol:

There was an interesting thread on MFK a while back, basically about "obesity" in aquarium fish due to over-feeding and the wrong types of food. Many large CA cichlids (discussion was in the central american cichlid subforum) that one poster had dissected had big fatty deposits around the liver (IIRC) that was a likely factor in the premature death. I'll try find the thread when I have a few minutes spare...

Not as big as Brutus, second biggest of the kokopu:

that ia awesome! huge!

i guess in moderation

i dont do it anymore cos i figured, i didnt spend the money on brutus to feed beef heart lol like buying a sports car and using 91 i suppose.

but, if i had a jar, green i probably would occasionally.

also mealworms can be gutloaded with pellets very easily so that is my main thing