Oops...I hadn't heard that part of the SW disease thing...I did not know that there was that aspect to diseases from feeders as well.
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I thought that only the goldfish contain such a high amount of fat. I thought the tuffs were along the lines of 4-5%...
Thats what I thought as well. Even though I keep a bag of raw jumbo shrimp in the freezer and just cut a couple pieces up each night and drop them in there and my snowflake goes insane.
So what fish makes a good SW feeder? Other than brine shrimp, of course, which everything in the ocean seems to eat! Is it possible to get something like sardines as feeders? Are they even necessary given the quality of frozen prepared foods? Also, will a natural predator who has grown used to eating frozen or cut foods no longer predate other fish if given the opportunity?
If you're talking about the sardines in a tin, there's probably much more oil in there than any amount of goldfish could ever give. I've seen fish weened off of feeders, and other fish eating exclusively on brand of flake, but I think predatory instincts will kick in no matter what. That being said though, they may only take nibbles or just follow it around and then loose interest.
I was thinking more along the lines of live sardines, or maybe anchovies. Any schooling fish that gets munched on in the open ocean.
My primary concern over predators eating habits and trainability is that I would like to include some in a large (300 gallon) reef tank I am planning. I was thinking that a small school of about 10 Chromis would be good to have swimming about the reef, but if my other fish are going to snack on them, then I may have to reconsider.
My primary concern over predators eating habits and trainability is that I would like to include some in a large (300 gallon) reef tank I am planning. I was thinking that a small school of about 10 Chromis would be good to have swimming about the reef, but if my other fish are going to snack on them, then I may have to reconsider.
Any freshwater fish. I'm not familiar with Tuffs though. Are they like Rosy Red Minnows? If so, then yes they have as much as a goldfish. If you are bound and determined to feed your predator a "feeder fish" feed it any type of Damsel. Know why they are so fricken fast and a pia to catch? They have to have speed in order to get away from the predators. Damsels, Gobies, Anthias, etc are feeders for lg marine predators. Kreblak- what kind of fish are you going to put in your reef? As long as you don't put any Puffers, Triggers, Lg Eels, Groupers, etc you should be okay to keep smaller fish.
Just be careful with multiple groupers cause they can be kinda territorial. I have a White spotted and Clown (Leaflip) in my 209 and they leave each other alone. The White spotted thinks he's pretty tough though. He goes after the triggers and Eel if they get to close to his one little section. Red Snappers are fun but get HUGE! 2 feet is not an uncommon size for them. If I were you I would definetly get a Miniata though! They are by far the prettiest of all groupers. Just remember that groupers can and will eat things that are 2/3's their body size!
