Who uses feeder goldfish and why?

[khombre]

i used to buy feeder goldfish for my snakehead then..
fortunately it never got sick

it was kinda fun watching it hunt, wasn't aware of health issues back then

it got bigger and ate too much so i had to stop feeding it goldfish feeders.. i shifted to roaches and houselizards.. they were probably dirty but the snakehead ended up gowing huge and healthy anyway.. til it destroyed my tank and i had to sell it :duh:

 

[KatsSurprise]

Re: Live Food

Well considering I had 2 Red Bellied Pirranahs for 12yrs, I gave them live food only after I checked them, kept them quaranteed, for at least 3 weeks, and then fed them like crazy. My babies(pirannahs), didnt like frozen food at all. After they past away this March,(2 more months would of been 13yrs)I decided to regroup and get into saltwater fish. But as for live, if they say carnivore,keep it as close to natural as you can get, they dont have freezers or access to our food in the wild. Like my vet said to me, if they come in used to one thing(their species)and one thing only why change it? If you were a vegetarian, would you eat meat because someone forced it on you? Yes you might get used to it over time, but it will eventually cut back your heatlth span/life span. Being Careful I agree, but to avoid no. :sad: :sick:

 

[FreddytheFish]

feeder goldfish can carry disease and have no nutritional value. there are other feeder fish that are healthier, and frozen fish are even better

 

[Debra Mark]

Never use feeders - we don't want to encourage the big fish to eat tank mates....
I don't feel the fish are missing out...they get a varied and very good diet.

 

[neonmadness]

i feed my fish guppies that i breed myself and i make sure that hey arent just junkfood by feeding them hi quality hi protein foods. but i only give them feeders like once a week.

 

[icecubez189]

man, talk about bringing an old thread back

anyhoo, i don't currently have any fish that eats feeders. and if i were to use feeders, they would be bred at home.