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goblnriff
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PostSubject: insects   Fri Jan 08, 2010 5:41 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
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PostSubject: Re: insects   Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:58 pm

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.
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PostSubject: Re: insects   Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:26 pm

did not know that , i will only sparingly bust them out as a treat, al my fish love them, thanks
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PostSubject: Re: insects   Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:11 am

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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