Sand hoppers as alternative to brine shrimp?

billfish Wrote:
Thanks, I think I will try a few as a change from the "food sticks" now
and then. I'll post again and let folks know whether the fish like
them.

Bill.

I managed to catch a few very small (about 5mm) sandhoppers this
afternoon (the decent-sized ones don't come out till after dark). I
threw them in the pond to see if the fish would eat them. Some swam and
escaped, the rest were devoured very quickly by my 4 newly introduced
golden orfe. The orfe are very active feeders, so the goldfish didn't
get a chance to try them. I think I'll go tonight and get some of the
bigger ones in a metal pot (with a lid so they can't jump out) and try
drying/cooking them so they don't escape and will hopefully float so I
can "target feed" them to the goldfish as well. I'll post again
following that experiment.

Bill.


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billfish