I am wondering if i could go down the route of feeding live insects (every now and then) to my Pink Tail Chalceus. I know this is something they eat in the wild, although i am not sure what type of insects.

My local pet store has a lot of different lizards and stocks boxes of insects as food's. I am not sure what type yet, i haven't been there in a while.

Was just wondering about the pro's and con's of using live insects that have been purchased from a pet store?

Is there any specific type of insect to avoid or favour?

My Pink Tailed Chalceus is about 7" now.

Thanks

PS - i've had a look around on Google, can't really find anything that helpful in terms of this query.

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I'm not sure about what would be best, but I know my angels used to love ants and earthworms are always appreciated. I'm guessing locust might be good. Could just be a case of trial and error though, see what it likes and what it doesn't.

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yep i think so, bit of trial and error, just trying to get a heads up, might try some meal worms, although hearing contradicting stories about whether they float or sink.

This Pink Tailed Chalceus, is doing okay really, love carnivore pellets and prawns, just wanted to see if i can stimulate it's natural environment a bit more, and it also misses out to the Parrots sometimes in the food stakes.

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UPDATE

Well i purchased x8 locusts at 15p each and also a small tub of "wax worm" for £2.50

The locusts are about 1 inch and the worms about half-inch.

I aware feeding locusts is not unusual for certain fish, but not sure of wax worm so will research / ask around before i use them

So i far i have dropped three locusts in one at a time. The Pink Tail got two of them and one of the Rainbow's munched the other one.

Actually it's the first time i have ever seen the Pink Tail take food from another fish (he snatched one locust from a posse of Rainbows) so this is encouraging as usually the Pink Tail is very passive at feeding, a very polite eater maybe a bit too polite sometimes.

EDIT: from a quick look about on net, Wax Worms seem pretty safe for fish, high in protein, although a little fatty so be used more as a "treat" from what i understand


.............okay some wax worms have gone in, Chalceus has eaten a few of them, and actually i saw him pursuing a wax worm that a Rainbow spat out and it's very rare to see the Chalceus in the bottom half of tank, even for prawns or bloodworm he wont go past the upper half level of tank but he did for the wax worm.

Rainbows are munching quite a few, so larger worms like meal worms might be better here?

Parrot's showing no interest in worms or locusts which is good as they are dominating too much at feeding time generally.

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this is only a quick tack on to the thread you have running rgarding floating insects, when i go fishing and I want to use casters, but need them to sink, I`ll soak them for a few hours, could work with your mealworms?

you should do a thread or you wont get much viewings on this one (about insects) lol

Bristlenose can be very pricey in some LFS, if you can get lucky and find a local breeder you'll be sorted, as young BN soon become semi-adult size in no-time in my experience.

Is it's algae eating i would suggest Bristlenose, the other fish you mentioned wont do anything compared to Bristlenose in my experience.

Great addtions Sally, Bristlenose, i have them in 2 of my 3 tanks.

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Interesting thread on insects


http://www.fishforums.net/content/fo...or-Archerfish/

http://www.fishforums.net/content/fo...e-foods-guide/

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OH MY GOD!!! so so sorry FL, totally put that in the wrong place! didnt mean to place that right slap bang in the middle of your thread mate, plaese forgive me xxx

ha ha ha, dont worry about it my dear

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