i go through maybe $20 a week feeding my turtle, catfish and flowerhorn feeder fishes.
i would like to try growing my own feeders if it isnt too much hassle.
anyone have any ideas about breeding goldfish or minnows?

 

How about some Babyface and champagne?


I feel your pain. My 4 Tiger Oscars go thru about $5 in feeders in 24hrs.

 

Well first you got to pick up some Barry Manilow...

 

Niiiiice...

We never intended to breed them and I'm not sure what we did right to make it happen, but from 2 dozen goldfish that we dropped in the pond one year, the next year we removed and released about 200 into a local river because the population went crazy. Is that even possible?? I guess so, because it happened.

I think the only way you are going to be able to breed enough is if you have some really large ponds. But truthfully I don't know how much they're consuming in volume each week.

 

I use to have Oscars. I messed up feeding them minnows, took a lot of time and money to clear up infections. I switched to Neon Tetras as food for the fish, and frozen beef heart cut into small bit size peices.

Sold them and bought a Black Lab. Cost less over all and the dog would go pick up the paper for me.

 

Looks like its coming along pretty well. Nice full row and tear drop. Even for my arowanas; I'd only feed them once a week. Rotating between omega pellets, crickets, super red mealworms and one in a while feeder fishes. I trained them not to become picky about their food and not only eat feeder fishes. My Australian was like that and he was a fat boy

But as far as breeding them; an outdoor pond would be an ideal breeding ground. A lot of fresh water fish needs to be in a natural habitat in order to breed. This applies to flowerhorns and arowanas as well. There are rare occasions of where they able to breed in a tank but has to be in a proper environment and needs constant tending to.

I just bought a tank for the little guys and fed them SR mealworms and omega pellts.

 

Feeders shouldn't be used as an exclusive source of food. They muck up your tank and can bring in infections. Not to mention that they are insufficient for the sources of nutrients most fish need. Feeding a specialized commercial food is usually cheaper and will result in healthier, better colored fish. Limit the feeders to an occasional treat.

 

Barry White and Alize work wonders

 

Easy:

Male Fish

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Female Fish

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Viagra Pill crushed into a fine powder

= A whole lot of lovin going on.

 

Listen to the man!