I've never fed my fish live feeders before, as he's always been okay with pellets and I've been scared that he would contract parasites from a bad source. Recently, however, I've been wanting to get earthworms or mealworms to get him a little more variety in his diet. I've heard you shouldn't dig up worms from your garden, and that buying feeders from petsmart/petco is a recipe for disaster, so I'm curious where people get good quality live feeders? Also note that I don't want a bag of a thousand mealworms, I just want a couple that I can feed over a few weeks.
Where do I find good feeders?
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Would you consider frozen? They're nutritionally the same as live, offer just as much variety, and a blister pack of bloodworms (or even human-grade mussels or whitefish) will last you a long time even with a large predator like a red wolf.
As for mealworms, you can ask a reptile store for a small number (as well as crickets, dubia roaches etc.) and, again, freeze them to feed over time.
As for mealworms, you can ask a reptile store for a small number (as well as crickets, dubia roaches etc.) and, again, freeze them to feed over time.
Yeah, I think I have some frozen shrimp I might try-- thanks for the tip about reptile stores.
The easiest place to find "good feeders" is in the frozen-food section of your local aquarium store...or grocery store. Frozen silversides, large krill, etc. from the fish store, and frozen cocktail shrimp, prawns, mussels, tilapia, etc. from the grocery store. No beef, chicken, etc., regardless of what you may have heard online.
If you just absolutely need to see your fish eating live prey, earthworms from a bait shop or crickets from a reptile shop are likely your safest and easiest route.
If you just absolutely need to see your fish eating live prey, earthworms from a bait shop or crickets from a reptile shop are likely your safest and easiest route.
I have a tank livebearers and no predators. They breed prolifically and I add them to Cichlid tanks as desired. Since they're all bred & raised in house, I'm confident they are clean. That said, it takes up a tank that could otherwise house more Cichlids. This isn't practical for everyone.
You've also received a lot of other great guidance above.
You've also received a lot of other great guidance above.