Silver sides

[jay0705]

I want to say ive read where these are a poor food choice. Thoughts?

 

[lmforbis]

I've read the same but I also know some people swear by them. None of my fish are really big enough to eat them so I never thought about buying them.

 

[jay0705]

Only my dwarf lion is big enough. Thats bc i found smaller ones 2-3" silvers. Iam just trying to vary its diet. Now it eats prawns and krill. W the prawn i occasionally find small fish and it eats those. So silvers came to mind

 

[lmforbis]

It seems best to match their natural diet if that is fish then they'd probably be good to add.

 

[2quills]

Some folks claim it's cause they can spoil so easy.

You never know when it comes to frozen food before you buy it if it's gotten thawed out in delivery somehow before you buy it. But that goes for all frozen foods.

Otherwise it seems like a natural food source for SW predators. I had a rose bubble that used to eat them.

 

[jay0705]

Yea thats what ive read too. Well i did try one. It smelled ok to me lol. It was funny watching. I figured it would float, so i put it rt on top of him. Nope started to sink, hit him and he grabbed it in the middle. I was like hmm maybe not a good idea feeding you these. But then he flipped it and ate it head first lol