feeding piranha

[ned]

I have 4 piranha between 5" and 7" long and have been feeding them
beefheart that I get from a local butcher. I occasionally give a little
chicken or pork, but the don't seem to like it as much as the beefheart. I
want to get some more variety in there diet but I can't find anything they
like. I tried greenbeans and some other vegetables but they won't touch
them, and they don't seem to like the commercial fish foods that I have
tried. I have feed them feeder goldfish once, but because of the risk of
disease transmission I don't like to do that.

I am considering trying dog or cat food because they claim to have well
balanced nutritional value and it is cheap. Has anyone tried this and with
what results?

Thanks,
Ned

[McEve]

"ned" > wrote in message
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>I have 4 piranha between 5" and 7" long and have been feeding them
> beefheart that I get from a local butcher. I occasionally give a little
> chicken or pork, but the don't seem to like it as much as the beefheart.
> I
> want to get some more variety in there diet but I can't find anything they
> like. I tried greenbeans and some other vegetables but they won't touch
> them, and they don't seem to like the commercial fish foods that I have
> tried. I have feed them feeder goldfish once, but because of the risk of
> disease transmission I don't like to do that.
>
> I am considering trying dog or cat food because they claim to have well
> balanced nutritional value and it is cheap. Has anyone tried this and
> with
> what results?
>
> Thanks,
> Ned

how about prawns?

[Limnophile]

"ned" > wrote in message
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>I have 4 piranha between 5" and 7" long and have been feeding them
> beefheart that I get from a local butcher. I occasionally give a little
> chicken or pork, but the don't seem to like it as much as the beefheart.
> I
> want to get some more variety in there diet but I can't find anything they
> like. I tried greenbeans and some other vegetables but they won't touch
> them, and they don't seem to like the commercial fish foods that I have
> tried. I have feed them feeder goldfish once, but because of the risk of
> disease transmission I don't like to do that.
>
> I am considering trying dog or cat food because they claim to have well
> balanced nutritional value and it is cheap. Has anyone tried this and
> with
> what results?
>
> Thanks,
> Ned

If you are concerned about diseases, you could feed them small sal****er
fish. The difference in salt concentration is enough to kill off most
parasites. Most sal****er aquarium fish are expensive, but mollies are
common and relatively cheap. If you live near the ocean, you can probably
find sal****er baitfish or locally caught sal****er fish cheap.

Other safe foods they may like include shrimp, chunks of sal****er fish, and
lean pieces of chicken, beef, or pork. Chicken legs (raw, NOT fried) were a
big hit with my rhoms, and it's something impressive to show friends and
other visitors. Just be sure to only feed as much as they can eat in a few
minutes, decaying food can cause many problems.

Cat and dog food are not recommended, as they tend to make a mess and are
not well-liked by most fish.

A good place for more piranha info :
http://www.piranha-info.com

Limnophile

[Ozdude]

"Limnophile" > wrote in message
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> If you are concerned about diseases, you could feed them small sal****er
> fish. The difference in salt concentration is enough to kill off most
> parasites. Most sal****er aquarium fish are expensive, but mollies are
> common and relatively cheap. If you live near the ocean, you can probably
> find sal****er baitfish or locally caught sal****er fish cheap.

What about anchovies? - you can buy them fresh without dressings etc, and
even dried here (any good Asian place has them and they are very cheap).

I am out of my depth here, but it is a thought after reading the above.

Also while I'm on the Anchovy thing:

I see a lot of receipes on the internet for home made or DIY fish food for
freshwater fish that include some sort of seafood, or marine this or that -
they always go along the lines of - use a blender or food processor and make
a mix.......;

Would dried anchovies (unseasoned, just dehydrated fish) be a suitable
ingredient do you think?

Other than that I though canned Tuna in springwater might fit the bill?

Oz

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[Limnophile]

"Ozdude" > wrote
> Would dried anchovies (unseasoned, just dehydrated fish) be a suitable
> ingredient do you think?
>
> Other than that I though canned Tuna in springwater might fit the bill?
>
> Oz
>

I have not tried anchovies as fish food, it might be ok. Canned tuna is very
messy though.

Limnophile

[Margolis]

"Limnophile" > wrote in message
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>
> I have not tried anchovies as fish food, it might be ok. Canned tuna is
very
> messy though.
>
> Limnophile
>
>
>


I wouldn't use anchovies, they are loaded with sodium.

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[Ozdude]

"Margolis" > wrote in message
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> "Limnophile" > wrote in message
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>> I have not tried anchovies as fish food, it might be ok. Canned tuna is
> very
>> messy though.
>>
>> Limnophile
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>
>
> I wouldn't use anchovies, they are loaded with sodium.

But, aren't all salt water fish/seafoods used in these DIY food recipes?

It's crossed my mind about this issue several times whilst reading the
recipes.

Oz

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[Margolis]

You can use the meat from fresh sal****er fish usually and be fine. But
anchovies are generally bought in a can, with tons of extra salt added.
Plus, the fact that people on a low sodium diet are told not to eat even
fresh anchovies because of the sodium, so apparently their flesh absorbs
more salt than others. But I have no factual information on how much. I
would rather be safe than sorry.

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