Food

[chosen]

Just wondering if a convict chiclid will eat feeder fish or just kill them. Thanks

 

[chosen]

Oops I forgot to add, whats the point in feeding your fish blood warms and stuff if they're frozen. Wouldn't be cooler to see your fish hunt them down? Anyone know if a the convict will live with a african frong or any other fish without harming it?

 

[ChicoRaton]

whats the point in feeding your fish blood warms and stuff if they're frozen.

Um, to make it less hungry

Wouldn't be cooler to see your fish hunt them down?

yeah, hehe

Just wondering if a convict chiclid will eat feeder fish or just kill them.

I'm not sure, but I don't reccomend feeding feeder fish. they're great at transmitting disease. Frozen food is a much better diet.

Anyone know if a the convict will live with a african frong or any other fish without harming it?

Probably, but they're really territorial, so if you have a small tank, or two convicts who decide to breed, then evrything else in the tank is in danger
HTH

 

[NatakuTseng]

It depends on the which african frog, dwarf of clawed? dwarves absolutely not, I think they would end up as lunch. Clawed frogs are becoming illegal in many states so you may not even be able to get them, but they probably would be ok with convicts. I really don't think the convicts would eat much for feeder fish, possibily feeder guppies but anything bigger would be too much. Feeding live foods though is quite risky, like has been mentioned feeder fish are disease and parasite factories. Feeding other live foods also increases the risk of disease and parasites in the tank. Thus its not generally reccomended. Frozen is fed more often becuase it does reduce the chance of disease, and it keeps much longer than live foods, feed what you want and throw it back in the freezer. Its generally a lot cheaper as well. Another note is that feeding live feeder fish to predatory fish increases their aggression.