Demonstrative of how whimsical these fish can be, my Blue Base Asian Arowana suddenly decided she doesn't like frozen Pangasius (Iridescent Sharkt) fillet, which she previously ate with relish for 8 months. Guess she got tired of it lol.
I don't see Tilapia at the market here, so I tried some frozen Barramundi (Asian Sea Bass) filet instead and she very clearly loved it. Not surprising as the Barramundi feels oilier (and is certainly smellier). However I was a bit worried about feeding too much to my Aros given I heard too much oily fish isn't good for them.
So I checked and compared nutritional values of these 2 fish, plus Tilapia and Pink Salmon as well just for reference:
Interestingly the Barramundi actually has the same if not a bit less fat than the Pangasius -- though like Tilapia the Barramundi does have cholesterol, which Pangasius doesn't. At least the Barramundi has a wee bit of vitamins.
I usually feed shrimp & pellets 4 times a week and fish & pellets the other 3 days. So my main question is if feeding fish with above fat & cholesterol levels (esp. Barramundi) is ok for a (carnivorous) fish's health, or better to limit? I see lots of keepers regularly feeding Tilapia to their fish, so am hoping Barramundi should be similarly ok a few times a week.
I will add that in the not too distant future I plan to put both my Aros on every other day instead of daily feedings as they're now about 14"/15".
Btw, the site I used for the nutritional facts was: https://www.eatthismuch.com/food/nutrition/barramundi-fillets,153920/ -- you can easily search for just about any sea food (or other food) you can think of, though I cannot attest to the accuracy of their info.
I don't see Tilapia at the market here, so I tried some frozen Barramundi (Asian Sea Bass) filet instead and she very clearly loved it. Not surprising as the Barramundi feels oilier (and is certainly smellier). However I was a bit worried about feeding too much to my Aros given I heard too much oily fish isn't good for them.
So I checked and compared nutritional values of these 2 fish, plus Tilapia and Pink Salmon as well just for reference:
Interestingly the Barramundi actually has the same if not a bit less fat than the Pangasius -- though like Tilapia the Barramundi does have cholesterol, which Pangasius doesn't. At least the Barramundi has a wee bit of vitamins.
I usually feed shrimp & pellets 4 times a week and fish & pellets the other 3 days. So my main question is if feeding fish with above fat & cholesterol levels (esp. Barramundi) is ok for a (carnivorous) fish's health, or better to limit? I see lots of keepers regularly feeding Tilapia to their fish, so am hoping Barramundi should be similarly ok a few times a week.
I will add that in the not too distant future I plan to put both my Aros on every other day instead of daily feedings as they're now about 14"/15".
Btw, the site I used for the nutritional facts was: https://www.eatthismuch.com/food/nutrition/barramundi-fillets,153920/ -- you can easily search for just about any sea food (or other food) you can think of, though I cannot attest to the accuracy of their info.
