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just_one_more  Hobbyist Posts: 122 Kudos: 138 Votes: 31 Registered: 31-Mar-2004   | There are a lot of forest tent caterpillars where I live. Can I feed them to my fish on occasion? I think my GSP in particular would love them? So what do you think? Last edited by just_one_more at 14-Apr-2005 17:37 |
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| Veneer Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 146 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Oct-2004 | If by "forest tent" caterpillars you mean Malacosoma disstria, it is likely that their bristly hairs might pose a potential risk; the setae of outwardly similar species are often tipped with noxious chemical irritants. Last edited by Veneer at 14-Apr-2005 18:17 |
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bettachris   Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004  | with the last post, i would have to say no also. caterpillars i believe are som - what posion some of them. so it wouldn't be wize to feed something that can harm ur fish. u can try,but to stay on the safe side try feeding worms if u want to give 'em live foods. |
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| Veneer Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 146 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Oct-2004 | The innards of true "forest tents" would likely be safe to feed, but there is always the risk (with both toxic and "safe" species) of (anthropogenic) chemical contamination of tissue. |
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| just_one_more Hobbyist Posts: 122 Kudos: 138 Votes: 31 Registered: 31-Mar-2004 | ah ok thx **** Completely off topic **** reading about worms made me think of this, do you happen to know if earthworms can survive in the soil of potted plants (I would introduce them of course)? Last edited by just_one_more at 14-Apr-2005 18:21 |
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| bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | if these are reg plants and not in water, then i don't see why not. it is soil anyway. but when i said worms i was thinking about blackworms. and blood worms. |
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victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | SOme people make "worm farms" for their fish. WHat you do is build a little box, get good soil, and intorduce a few worms. They will reproduce (since worms have both female and male organs) and you will have a bunch of healthy worms you can feed your fish. |
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| jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004  | earthworms absolutley live in potted plants - my pots are all full of them. great for the plants too!! |
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| RAST Big Fish Posts: 437 Kudos: 162 Votes: 236 Registered: 07-Feb-2002 | You could also catch small grasshoppers. I had an Oscar that went nuts of them! |
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| fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | i have some kind of cricket in my ba  my fish love em, they play tug of war, untill it ends in a big cloud of yuck |
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| just_one_more Hobbyist Posts: 122 Kudos: 138 Votes: 31 Registered: 31-Mar-2004 | Thanks for the input everybody! |
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