anyone ever used ham?

[Sploke]

The only raw meat my fish and turtles get is shrimp or fish, or frozen mysis, bloodworms or brine shrimp. Everything else is freeze dried, pelletized or flaked food. Except for the snapper turtle who gets frozen mice sometimes. I wouldn't want terrestrial meats in my tank, they all seem so greasy and fatty I'd be worried about fouling up the water.

 

[SirWired]

I will say that i do trim the fat first before i put it in, it is also cuts and not processed stuff.

Depending on the brand of ham, preservatives can still be added during the curing process. Ham, by definition, is a processed meat product. You really need to see an ingredients list. I am also not sure how fish would handle the salt that is almost always added to ham.

SirWired

 

[RISK2123]

all this talk of salty ham is making me hungry

 

[madroosta]

all this talk of salty ham is making me hungry

mmmmmmmmm ham!!!!!!!!!!!
well all i do know is that at first there was a lot of just looking at it when it entered the water, then after a few hours it was gone,now after a few weeks its only a matter of minutes before nothing but content fishy smiles.

 

[Debra Mark]

Try using beef heart as a treat - trim off all visible fat. You can cut it into cubes or strips, or grind it for smaller fish. I would also stay away from any processed meats.

 

[plah831]

Not to mention, terestrial mamalian fats are not as water soluable as aquatic fats.

I didn't even think about that part. But you're right, I can't think of any seafood that contains saturated fat the way beef or pork does. So maybe I was right about the giving your fish a heart attack?

I was also wondering if the sodium nitrite contributes nitrite to the water? I mean, it's probably in tiny amounts (depending on how much ham you put in) but I wonder...