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The Dempsey  Fish Guru Posts: 2060 Kudos: 83 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Feb-2001   | would this be good for my flowerhorn to eat? because she is have babies alot and this has a lot of protiens. would this benefit her? |
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Clown_Loach_Kid Fish Addict Posts: 682 Kudos: 1043 Votes: 34 Registered: 23-Jan-2004  | yes most pple feed "pinkies" to there oscars etc i think that it would be ok for ur flowerhorn! 6x2x2 - Firemouth and Oscar Tank 30+ royal pythons. Back in the game after 4 years out .. |
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royal cichlid Banned Posts: 39 Kudos: 84 Votes: 4 Registered: 02-Jul-2004 | no, personally i wouldn't because cichilds don't usually eat mammals in the wild, they eat smaller fish, and do the mice your thinking of feeding to your fish have hair on them, if they do, BIG NO-NO |
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sirbooks       Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004  | Instead of feeding mice, raise your own feeder guppies, and give those to your flowerhorn. That way, you can be sure that no diseases or parasites get transferred to the flowerhorn, and you won't be constantly buying mice. |
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| Clown_Loach_Kid Fish Addict Posts: 682 Kudos: 1043 Votes: 34 Registered: 23-Jan-2004 | teh reason they r called "pinkies" is because they basically have no fur! 6x2x2 - Firemouth and Oscar Tank 30+ royal pythons. Back in the game after 4 years out .. |
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| betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001 | with ethics aside, as long as the pinkies aren't a main food source, it should be fine. |
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| inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003 | Either raise your own or buy the frozen ones.. Usually reptile specialty stores will have frozen mice, and pinkies. I dont see why it'll be great to feed pinkies though, I'd usually disagree with feeding them what they wont be eating in nature...I.E beef heart, pinkies, etc. Pinkies do have bones though, so it takes time to digest the pinkie. |
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| Phloyd456 Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 83 Votes: 1 Registered: 09-Aug-2002 | I thought pinkies were more for snakes and other reptiles. I wouldn't think they would be a food source for fish. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01 | |
| Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003  | i feed live pinkies to my piranhas they love them n it is good protien  |
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| little swimmer Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 41 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Aug-2003  | Fish cant digest animal fat. So i would say no, dont feed them to your fish. If shes been having lots of fry, then feed them back to her. The world will be a better place without them. Josh |
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Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001  | in case you're interested in the nutritional value of pinkie (baby) mice, [link=here]http://aquaticpredators.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3870" style="COLOR: #FFFF00[/link] you can find some information on this. you'll have to scroll down a bit but you should see it.  |
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