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Cowch Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Sep-2005	Has anyone seen these sold in the store? I was wondering if my fish would like to eat a couple of these or not. I have a Blue Gourami who likes to devour shrimp, so he might like to eat these things too, I just don't want them to hurt him.
Posted 15-Apr-2006 22:56
pookiekiller12 Fish Addict Posts: 574 Kudos: 633 Votes: 41 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	Triops are cannibalistic. Once they have any size there will only be a couple left. Your fish should like them though. It was an interesting experience growing the triops, but I probably wont do it again.
Posted 16-Apr-2006 03:23
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Edited by Metagon Awww, Triops as food? LoL, Triops are way too awesome to use as fish food, but as for actual usage as fish food, they are not one of the best ideas. Their helmet, which gives them the alternative name "Helmet Shrimp", may be harder to digest than just normal old Brine Shrimp. I don't how much the difficulty of digestion could be a danger, but it could be... -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 16-Apr-2006 23:49
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	That would be pretty expensive live food... I wouldn't do it. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 17-Apr-2006 16:52
Cowch Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Sep-2005	Well, I wouldn't necessarily do it because I need to feed my fish. I would do it because I enjoy watching him eat live food and he seems so much happier when he is ripping something apart. I might just stick to feeding him shrimp and enjoy the triops in their own right.
Posted 18-Apr-2006 01:13


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