Fish Roe as food?

[Analog Saint]

I've been using Sweetfish Roe to feed my fish, as we had a substantial quantity left over from making sushi. My cichlid fry love it, as do my croaking gouramis, and tetras...

From what I understand, using vitamin C as a preservative/anti-oxidant, it can keep for 3 months. It was also very cheap (~$3.50 for well over a cup and a half of it). This seems like good live food material- fish eggs are very nutritious from what I understand, it's cheap, it has a decent shelf life. It's also a crowdpleaser with the fish. It's also way cheaper than bloodworms, blackworms, brine shrimp, and such.

Can anyone think of downsides of using saltwater fish roe (sweetfish) for feeding?

 

[Analog Saint]

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[Star_Rider]

One thing to remember about fish roe.

it is high in protein, fats etc..too much can cause toxicity problems.(I see it in nature during the salmon spawn runs..trout may over indulge and actually die from eating too much roe from the salmon)

like always too much of a good thig is usually bad.

as long as you vary the diet I can't see any real big issues..

you just don't want to make it the staple..variety is best.

 

[TKOS]

Probably as an occasional treat it wouldn't be bad or for babies that you want to pack some protein onto. But I agree that constant use isn't necessarily a good idea.

 

[mooman]

Sounds like an excellent alternative to bloodworms for conditioning females