My fish eat clams that I buy live and freeze, then slice off paper thin slices. Sometimes I get a tub of them in a bait store. I also grow and feed live whiteworms and some LRS food. Thats all fish need as all my fish that can spawn are spawing and they generally die of old age.
One of my fireclowns is about 38 years old and still spawning.
I don't like to feed to much regular aquarium food from a LFS because I don't feel it has enough, or any live bacteria.
Fish don't need variety, they need what they need.
I do both. Cube trays for small tanks and flat sandwich bags for my large tank. I just break off chunks and never measure, some days are big feast, some days are not so big.
Right but my fish go nuts for fresh shell fish. I buy an extra few clams to toss into the tanks. Its like fish crack.Also, don't be afraid to buy frozen, you'd don't need fresh.
All seafood is flash frozen on the boats as soon as its caught these days. They just thaw it for display at stores
Will be more fresh if you thaw yourself.. especially if it's vac sealed
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Only a little. I also have tangs and butterfly fish. My hippo tang has never seen nori or seaweed and is one of the most beautiful hippo's I have ever seen and this one is a few years old.
Paul can you explain why these fish are not great for fish food. I use it because just about ever video and recipe I've seen contains it as an ingredient.Only a little. I also have tangs and butterfly fish. My hippo tang has never seen nori or seaweed and is one of the most beautiful hippo's I have ever seen and this one is a few years old.
My last one lived about 10 years and also never saw nori. Clams are the best food for salt water fish and nothing else is needed. Clams are filter feeders and loaded with minerals including calcium.
Shrimp, octopus, squid, silversides, whitefish and tilapia are not good salt water food choices for a variety of reasons.
Clams also supply needed living bacteria which I feel is why I never have a sick fish and never have to quarantine.
Clams are also the best food for these butterflies. My last hippo also lived about 10 years.
The true statement "Great Success" is only if your fish die of old age and spawn constantly if they are the type of fish that can spawn in tank.
I also have to feed some mysis because that is the only thing my pipefish will eat.
Sfin52, it;s not that they are bad foods, they are certainly better than dry foods but those foods mentioned all have a little detrimental problem. When you feed squid, octopus or shrimp you are only feeding the muscles of those animals. Thats the parts we Humans eat but most of us are not cold blooded fish. Cold blooded fish need the guts and stomach contents of the food. In the sea, fish eat whole squid, octopus, shrimp and fish.
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Excellent! Im picking up some clams today.Sfin52, it;s not that they are bad foods, they are certainly better than dry foods but those foods mentioned all have a little detrimental problem. When you feed squid, octopus or shrimp you are only feeding the muscles of those animals. Thats the parts we Humans eat but most of us are not cold blooded fish. Cold blooded fish need the guts and stomach contents of the food. In the sea, fish eat whole squid, octopus, shrimp and fish.
They need the bones and oil from the fish prey and definitely need the living bacteria in the guts if you want them to be and stay immune from just about everything.
This one fact is why I feel we need a disease forum. A fishes health and immunity is totally dependent on gut bacteria which is not present in many foods mentioned.
Clams are a whole food and not just barren, bacteria free muscle.
Clams are almost all guts and are the best food. They are also one of the best foods for us and I eat them all the time.
Tilipia are fresh water fish and not even healthy for us to eat. They have the wrong oil in them for one thing. Silversides can also be freshwater as any silver fish can be called a silverside and when feeding those, we are also only feeding the muscle which is the least healthy part of any fish.
I don't eat fish guts, but I am not a fish.
Most video's on fish food are put out by people who sell frozen fish food. If all your fish are only dying of old age and spawning, you are doing it correctly so keep doing that. If you ever have a sick fish, you need to quarantine and your fish are not spawning (the ones that can spawn in a tank) you are doing something wrong.
Fish are very robust and rarely get sick. We make them sick. Sorry, but it is what it is.
You should eat them also
7 Benefits of Clams (and Full Nutrition Facts)
Clams are a popular type of seafood around the world, and they are packed with beneficial nutrients. What health benefits do they offer?
Ok thanks. I will find some in the shell.
Like always well thought out and articulated. Thank you. Thats why I use clams, oyster and muscles along with whole shrimpSfin52, it;s not that they are bad foods, they are certainly better than dry foods but those foods mentioned all have a little detrimental problem. When you feed squid, octopus or shrimp you are only feeding the muscles of those animals. Thats the parts we Humans eat but most of us are not cold blooded fish. Cold blooded fish need the guts and stomach contents of the food. In the sea, fish eat whole squid, octopus, shrimp and fish.
They need the bones and oil from the fish prey and definitely need the living bacteria in the guts if you want them to be and stay immune from just about everything.
This one fact is why I feel we need a disease forum. A fishes health and immunity is totally dependent on gut bacteria which is not present in many foods mentioned.
Clams are a whole food and not just barren, bacteria free muscle.
Clams are almost all guts and are the best food. They are also one of the best foods for us and I eat them all the time.
Tilipia are fresh water fish and not even healthy for us to eat. They have the wrong oil in them for one thing. Silversides can also be freshwater as any silver fish can be called a silverside and when feeding those, we are also only feeding the muscle which is the least healthy part of any fish.
I don't eat fish guts, but I am not a fish.
Most video's on fish food are put out by people who sell frozen fish food. If all your fish are only dying of old age and spawning, you are doing it correctly so keep doing that. If you ever have a sick fish, you need to quarantine and your fish are not spawning (the ones that can spawn in a tank) you are doing something wrong.
Fish are very robust and rarely get sick. We make them sick. Sorry, but it is what it is.
You should eat them also
7 Benefits of Clams (and Full Nutrition Facts)
Clams are a popular type of seafood around the world, and they are packed with beneficial nutrients. What health benefits do they offer?
It’s because most frozen packages of raw seafood .I started doing this and freezing in the silicon trays as well. Squid, flounder, shrimp, mysis, bloodworms, brine shrimp, tdo pellets, Seaweed extreme pellets, nori, and selcon. I skipped the clams and mussles cause the smell permeates everything and most of my fish don't like that smell/taste it seems. Blended it up, put in silicon ice trays, froze, then vac sealed all but the one I was gonna use.
Used about 1/2 pound of fish, squid, and shrimp, then 1 cube of mysis, brine, and blood worms. Filled three trays which will last me a good while since I only feed about a cube a day right now.
Kinda followed this.
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