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Duster2003
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From:ashland
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 01-27-2004 06:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Duster2003     Edit/Delete Message
I was just woundering if someone could tell me when you feed your fish.. feeders do you just put a dozen or so in the tank or do you need a seperate taink or what? Because latly I been going to the pet store everyday to get feeders and I Am getting sick of having to go everyday.. And so I was just woundering about if you put them all in at one or if you just put five or so in at a time?? Please some one help me....

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pacuguy
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From:canada
Registered: May 2003

posted 01-28-2004 04:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for pacuguy     Edit/Delete Message
what kind of fish is it?
i have to keep the feeders in a seperate tank my big oscar will eat till he cant swim he will sink to the bottom digest the fish and do it all over again. so when i get feeders i get 50 or so and keep them in a 10 gallon and net out a few and feed the oscars that way.

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Duster2003
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From:ashland
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posted 01-28-2004 06:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Duster2003     Edit/Delete Message
Thinks that helped

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puff
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From:british columbia
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 02-01-2004 07:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for puff     Edit/Delete Message
i wouldnt suggest feeding your oscar only feeders. try feeding him meat scraps, crickets, tablets or oscar floating food stuff. feeders can cause hole in the head and you eventually will get little white wormy things that are quit small but they squiggle around on the glass (on the inside) and are just gross. i feed my oscar 3-4 feeders once or twice a month.

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dvross
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posted 02-01-2004 09:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dvross     Edit/Delete Message
Feeders offer little to no nutritional value over a high quality pelleted food such as Hikari, New Life Spectrum or their ilk. As puff mentioned, they can introduce disease into the tank as they are bred and stored in deplorable water conditions. They do not contribute to hole in the head nor will they result in a planaria outbreak as suggested earlier (worms). HITH (Hole In the Head) is primarily caused by poor water conditions such as high-nitrates and vitamin deficiencies. If you feel compelled to feed feeders, I recommend breeding your own, such as convicts. Even then, it should be considered a treat and not a staple food. But at least you would feel safer knowing that the fish, albeit poorer in nutrition, is at the very least - healthy.

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