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Subject: insects Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:41 pm

gots a question for anyone who may feed insects to fish , ever had a problem with parasites or bacteria ? I never have but I seem to read that others in the hobby have , always have had crickets and mealworms because of my waterdragons, seem to be an excellent addition the menu

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Mealworms aren't that great for fish due to the the shells containing chitlin, which can cause impaction if you feed them too much of them. .

Except for one Flowerhorn here, none of the fish will touch mealworms, so once in a while he'll get a few as a treat, and I've never seen any problems with it.

Subject: Re: insects Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:26 pm

did not know that , i will only sparingly bust them out as a treat, al my fish love them, thanks

Subject: Re: insects Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:11 pm

I have never really had much luck with mealworms and any of my fish, even the jags don't like them. I would try and stick to harvesting any insects yourself. I have dropped a few flies, large mosquitos, and crickets in the tank a few times though with no ill effects.

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