Aggressive fish feeding?

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quik z06

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I'm going to start my 110 gal tank soon and I want to get all my ducks in a row now before I make a tragic mistake. Im looking at going semi-aggressive to aggressive fish in my FOwLR. Lionfish, Grooper, Eel are just a few Ive been looking at. Here's my question....
When it comes to eating, my LFS is about 30 mins away. I wont be driving to get feeder fish daily, getting squid wont be easy as well (used to feed the cat shark squid when i worked at the LFS). I honestly would LOVE to get one but my tank isnt big enough to house one at full size. now my question is, do you guys feed them pellets, live brine/frozen brine or live fish? We used to feed the aggressives goldfish however Ive read about it not being good for them with them having freshwater in their system.
Is my hopes and dreams crushed with aggressives or is there a way to feed them without making daily/semi daily trips to get food?
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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It's not the freshwater inside those FW feeders that are a problem for aggressive saltwater fish. It's that freshwater fish are typically high in saturated fats, where saltwater fish (white meat) tend to be almost void of them. Feeding FW feeders causes a number of problems for aggressive SW fish, mainly fatty liver disease.
As far as what to feed your SW aggressive fish, it's as easy as a trip to the grocery store, and the seafood section. Jumbo shrimp, scallops, clams, fresh fish (grouper, snapper, etc), and at your LFS, silversides/lancefish. Kept frozen in your freezer, these foods will kept for awhile. You want only raw, uncooked food (you need to make sure of this, reading the packaging).
 
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quik z06

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I dont think I have a place around here that sells silversides. Ill prob stick to the seafood dept for some feeding as mentioned above. I know freshwater fish thrive on zucchini, do salt as well?
 
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