- Thread starter
Can I feed my fish flies ?
- Thread starter
- Thread Starter
Isabella
Fishlore VIP
- Messages
- 5,250
- Reaction score
- 37
- Points
- 358
- Experience
- 5 years
No, I didn't say "no". I just said that I have no idea. I never tried it so I don't know. But I have read that in nature, fish DO eat insects that happen to sit on the surface of the water (if they can be fast enough to get them of course, lol).
Where would you be getting the flies from? (LOL ;D)
Where would you be getting the flies from? (LOL ;D)
- Thread starter
- Thread Starter
shollia
Valued Member
- Messages
- 323
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 186
I don't see why you can't feed them flies. Might want to be careful feeding them any live foods though cause it could possibly bring disease.
But yeah... I don't see what would be wrong with it. My danios have eaten those teeny tiny little gnat things before. One had gotten into the tank somehow and I swatted it into the water and they quickly goppled the bug up.
But yeah... I don't see what would be wrong with it. My danios have eaten those teeny tiny little gnat things before. One had gotten into the tank somehow and I swatted it into the water and they quickly goppled the bug up.
susitna-flower
Well Known Member
- Messages
- 2,366
- Reaction score
- 4
- Points
- 198
Hi les. I live by a salmon stream that also has rainbow trout and dolly vardin in it. In the spring if you catch a Dolly, it is FULL of aphids and flies......If they can do it, and your fish want them feel free......Just don't let something uneaten pollute your tank. ALSO, and this is a catch, if they could have gotten into any insecticide, do NOT feed them. One other caution, IF there are any COW pies, road apples etc.......in your area :, the flies may carry E-coli bacteria which may cause internal distress in fish like it does in humans, just an after thought! During our summer we do have some flies, I sprinkle 'Buach' on the window sills when the flies get in it they buzz around and dye. Those could also kill fish........ Maybe you can kill two flies with one swat!!! I will be interested how your fish like them.....
Fish in the Frozen North. 0 F today. The IDIDAROD SLED DOG race restart is going on in Willow Alaska today. If you are interested click on http://www.KTUU.com they will have articles, pictures, updates, and videos all week. Enjoy!
Fish in the Frozen North. 0 F today. The IDIDAROD SLED DOG race restart is going on in Willow Alaska today. If you are interested click on http://www.KTUU.com they will have articles, pictures, updates, and videos all week. Enjoy!
- Thread starter
- Thread Starter
tan.b
Well Known Member
- Messages
- 1,541
- Reaction score
- 6
- Points
- 198
fussy fish!!! will have to swat a smaller one next time!!!les said:Guess what, the fly was too big for the fish, it is still lying at the bottom of the tank.
Out it comes !
Thanks for all the (funny) replies !
les
PPK9110
Valued Member
- Messages
- 103
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 176
- Thread starter
- Thread Starter
les
Valued Member
- Messages
- 67
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 166
Agree .. they are only (spoilt) fish !PPK9110 said:well its not 100% healthy but thats what they eat in the natural, and plus...people eat all those kinda stuff on fear factor they don't get any disease right?
Suprising that they get sick so easy in captivity but in the wild, the do just fine !
PPK9110
Valued Member
- Messages
- 103
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 176
thats because as a baby fish in the natural they learn how to search for food and live on their own, and the weak ones will be part of thfood chain for other bigger fish, only the strong ones will survide, and in an aquarium they pretty much eat whatever is being fed to them, and they will lose their ability to look for food so that tells us not to spoil our children j/k...
personal opinion, correct me if i'm wrong plese
personal opinion, correct me if i'm wrong plese
