Alternative Fish Food

[Csinclair]

Does anyone feed their fish a diet that does not consist of store bought food? If so, what do you feed?

My Jack Dempsey will not touch comercial food it seems, but will eat almost anything else. I have feed him (in order of how fast he eats it)

Earthworms (by far his favorite food)
Ghost Shrimp
Store Bought Crickets
Cut Up raw Shrimp
Feeder guppies
Frozen Brine Shrimp
Frozen Blood worms

He turns his nose at Flakes, Pellets, anything freeze fried (even blood worms and Krill), and shrimp puffs. I guess he is a little bit of a snob!

On a serious note, I am worried that mabye he's not getting all of the nutrition that he needs. I'm wondering if theres a good mix I can feed him so he's getting everything he needs, after all, in the wwild there are no fish flakes, just what they happen to come across.

Also, on a side note, if there is something unique that you like to feed your fish thats not on the list, please post with what it is.

Thanks

 

[tanker]

Does anyone feed their fish a diet that does not consist of store bought food? If so, what do you feed?

Thanks

I am assumeing that you mean dry food, becasue the foods you mentioned are all store bought.

My fish are spoiled too. They eat mostly frozen and live food but I do sometime feed them flakes and pellets too, but only about 10% of the time.

Years ago I use to have an Oscar that ate anything. I had a "bug-lamp" in my back yard that "zaps" flys, moths ect and I occasionally feed them insects from that.

 

[sunshinetrenie]

my jacks like hamburger and hot dogs. but i only feed them as a treat.
if you are worried about the nutrition they are not getting you could always soak their store bought food in garlic. its a trick ive read about but never tried. good luck!

 

[Csinclair]

yes, by store bought, I meant food made especially for fish. Pellets, flakes, Crisps, ect. Tonight for the fist time he actually ate a few crisps. I guess he was getting jealous, because he only ate the specific crisps that other fish were swimming after.