Michael Roth Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 While at Big Al's, on a whim I asked how much for the dead lobsters that were being eaten by their tankmates. A buck a piece... They looked at me like I was nuts...no one ever thought of this before? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawntraviss Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 lol mmmm lobster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Gee, at a buck a piece I know where my next meal in Calgary is coming from. Now if I can only find a way to cook them up in the Jeep while I drive between fish stores..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishManTy Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Wow, im amazed they just didn't give it to you. Its dead, what good will it ever be to them!!! Owell, great protein for you fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawntraviss Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Last night i watched my fahaka bite a ghost shrimp in half, for a 3" lil guy i was shocked he had the jaw power, then the shrimp, well all but the tail end tryed to walk away :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Gee, at a buck a piece I know where my next meal in Calgary is coming from. Now if I can only find a way to cook them up in the Jeep while I drive between fish stores..... Ok better ask... Is this the dark (black maybe?) Jeep cherokee (built up) on 33s or 35s that I keep finding in front of me when I do the loop from big als to golds to pisces? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshmike Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 That's a pretty good deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Personally I'd be concerned about introducing pathogens into my tanks at home, from dead fish at a big box fish store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Roth Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 they die of violence, not too much concern there. No worse than any store bought feeder, as long as you don't get them in the first round of throwing out the dead, first thing in the morning. I'd not want them at room temperature too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawntraviss Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Ya if theyre fresh dead it wouldnt make a difference, itd be like feeding them frozen fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 No worse than any store bought feeder .. my point exactly. A good way to introduce disease into an otherwise healthy aqaurium. I understand some people buy fish at the LFS & simply float them for a small period & then release them to join their new tank mates in their 'show' tank, but IMO it's a disaster waiting to happen. Having read a few hundred posts by people who have done just that, then shortly after lost the better part of the fish in their 'show' tank (or all of them), I don't recommend this to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Ya if theyre fresh dead it wouldnt make a difference, itd be like feeding them frozen fish see above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Roth Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 No fish in my collection exists solely on feeders, and the one fish I did lose was fed home bred feeders only. Different strokes for different folks. I would be more concerned about influence from wild caught specimens... and surprise I keep them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer9821 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 No worse than any store bought feeder .. my point exactly. A good way to introduce disease into an otherwise healthy aqaurium. I understand some people buy fish at the LFS & simply float them for a small period & then release them to join their new tank mates in their 'show' tank, but IMO it's a disaster waiting to happen. Having read a few hundred posts by people who have done just that, then shortly after lost the better part of the fish in their 'show' tank (or all of them), I don't recommend this to anyone. Neil I have to agree on this with you, I have always just trusted that the fish i bought were all good and so I have always just flaoted and then released will this time it was the worst thing I could've ever done. Pick up some fish in calgary from an unsaid store and brought them home put them into my tank and awala the next day I had the worst case of ICK I have ever seen on cichlids I now exactly which fish it came from too, was I ever p*ssed :cuss: . I have trusted that store forever luckly I didnt end up with anything worse as ick is easy to cure but still it was the hassle of having to deal with it :grr: . I from now on will have a QT tank to put the new fish into. Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawntraviss Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Its not the fishs fault tho, its the stress, especially if the store just got them in from a shipment, thats one REALLY stressful experience, then getting bagged moved and dumped in a new tank is also stressful, so you really need to be carful with this, ive bough fish and brough them on a three hour drive with me and they never got sick, but ive bought fish from a store 5 min away and got ich, its all conditions, filtration and stress, i have several pred fish that wont eat anything but feeders and theyve never had ick, meanwhile fish that only ate pellets and had been established in a tank unchanged for months got ick, so you just need to be careful and having a bottle of stress coat helps alot too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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