feeder fish

[N1ceDrgn]

I recently started a tank with some 'carnivores' to say the least, a Picasso Trigger and a young Fuzzy Lion. I'm not complaining about the price I have to pay for the feeder guppies I'm getting but I am curious about how healthy these are for the two? Then my other question is, has anyone tried breeding these things? The price isn't bad however it would obviously be better if a person could get them to breed. I know it can be done but has anyone around here done it successfully?

[Kung]

I cannot say for certain what the problem is, but I am sure there is a problem with feeding freshwater fish to a saltwater fish. Vitamin issues, or something. I have read this before. You are better off to feed silversides and cocktail shrimp from what I gather.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

[Roscoe]

I've heard that the freshwater feeders are good for salwater fish as any dieses or tapeworms will die in the saltwater. I have a big Violiton Lion and six line grouper It took acouple of month with feeder stick to get them to eat cooked shrimp and ween them off only eating live fish. Now they eat mostly Shrimp and I buy some feeders once a month for a treat ,they love to chase them down! As for breeding Ive only had sucess with my Cidlids.

[caferacermike]

Word on the street around here is not to feed goldfish. they have issues with being to fatty. They will cause your fish to have health issues in about 6 months, things like liver failures. I have heard that guppies are great just oh so small. It takes about 15 of them to filll my 3" frogfish. I do keep about a hundred in a 20g tank and they just breed on their own. I still have to buy about a dozen a week as the numbers in the tank would dwindle in about a month if I didn't. I'm feeding about 20 a week to him. The youngsters take about a month to show any decent size.

The trick is to feed mollies. You can grow them out huge. they breed just as fast if not faster than guppies. The babies grow much faster. You'd have a full grown guppy in 2 weeks with mollies. They get up around 3" if need be. The best part? They are saltwater tolerant. they can live indefinitely in your tanks. They just cannot produce young in salt conditions. No rotting fish that got away only to die behind some rocks.

[N1ceDrgn]

The fish I have are 'new to the tank' and young at that. So, I've learned that I have to use these 'feeder guppies' for now. They are small but I have to pick and choose for the fuzzy I got. He's maybe just larger than my thumb, so 'maybe' and 1.5 inches? He'll chase the guppies but if it isn't small enough, he'll just stress it out. If it's the right size he'll go after or if it's close the tail will be hanging out. He doesn't seem to mind. The Trigger, he could care less, it moves, looks edible, it eats it. The Trigger will go after mysis, brine and silverside's, the fuzzy won't. (I need to find out the actual name) Until the little guy gets larger and will actually eat more, I think I need to stick with the guppies.
Right now, I'm using a flower vase for the guppies. I just have space for 'another' tank in my apartment. What kind of numbers am I looking at for them to start procreating on their own?

[Roscoe]

Goldfish are just like a water pill,for your fish, with many chances for diesese. I would like to find a cheaper food for my carniviorus fish ,as the cooked shrimp platters are more appealing for me, then my spoiled fish! If someone could post a cheaper alternitive fresh food for carnivoris fish I would appreaciate.