hi i need a food that i can feed to my groupers, they range from 8inches-1.5ft. i would prefer some live fish but fresh frozen fish wouldnt be the worst i guess.
WTB need resource for live food[large grouper]
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Goldfish, guppies and scuds would not give your fish the required nutrients. I feed my Grouper: frozen silversides (spearing), from the bait shop and cut smelt from the supermarket. Saltwater shrimp (most of the shrimp at the supermarket are freswater) and squid work too. You can supplement with krill soaked in garlic and selcon. There aren't really any live saltwater fish that are cheap enough or easy enough to breed, to make them a steady source of food. I prefer to hand feed frozen anyway, I think that's the coolest thing about ambush predators, having them attack and retreat from your hand offering.
I am not so sure how it would work with groupers but some of my fish like crickets. They are fairly easy to breed (Need warm temps so Summer mainly) and you can gut load them with all the things your fish need. I have some sites bookmarked if anyone would like to see them.
http://www.anapsid.org/crickets.html
http://www.arbreptiles.com/bugs/crix.shtml
http://www.wormman.com/breeding_crickets.cfm
Good luck!
http://www.anapsid.org/crickets.html
http://www.arbreptiles.com/bugs/crix.shtml
http://www.wormman.com/breeding_crickets.cfm
Good luck!
whats wrong with good 'ol earthworms as an option along with cheap minnows? FYI i'm not sure how fast they'll die in saltwater anyhow.
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