gut loading

[bigtankbigfish]

OK, so as some of you know. I have a massive grouper that eats better than I do. I have been feeding live goldfish here and there but now i understanding this is not healthy.
I have a 55 gallon FW setup im not using anymore. Im think about getting like 100 feeder goldfish and keeping them in this tank for feeder fish. Is there an actual product I can buy to feed these goldfish before I feed the grouper that will actually make the goldfish healthy to eat.

 

[aquaknight]

How is eating goldfish, better then what you eat?
No, supplementing goldfish will only actually make matters slightly worse. Think of it as dipping a cheesesteak sub (bad fats) into vegetable oil (better fats). He needs real saltwater foods, shrimp, squid, etc.

 

[95harley]

Feed him raw shrimp soaked in Zoe or Selcon.

 

[morval]

there is a chemical in gold fish that over extended periods of time will cause liver problems in ur fish. its healthier to gut load mollies and feed them to ur fish. feed them things like choped krill & silversides,clycopeeze, and whatever else u want ur grouper to eat.

 

[prime311]

It isn't a chemical in goldfish, its the structure of freshwater fish in general. They are fattier then saltwater fish and when used as a primary food source cause fatty liver disease. People suggest using Mollies because they are brackish fish and can be kept in saltwater.