Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:18 pm GMT   Reply      

Hey everyone, I just posted a video of me feeding my Toadfish. He gets so excited when he sees food.
I need to invest in some plastic tongs for feeding him though. If you notice I kinda have to shake him off because the silverside gets stuck in the rubber band on the turkey baster.
Anyone have any suggestions for cheap tongs or plastic hemostats?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHWyn0T_3lA

Cheers!,
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:45 pm GMT   Reply      

Cool vid and really neat fish. Haven't seen one of those until now.

Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:32 pm GMT   Reply      

That's one ugly ass cool fish! What are you feeding him, fish? I feed my carnivores freeze dried krill.

Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:48 pm GMT   Reply      

Frozen Silversides for now. I'm not sure what other foods he will eat. My lfs only has silversides as frozen fish.

Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:58 pm GMT   Reply      

Try krill. It's very nutricious and a low density food. That means he can eat a stomach full and not be over fed. If you squeeze the krill under water it will sink. Petco has the best prices on this stuff.

Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:34 pm GMT   Reply      

Is it something I can feed out of hand or with plastic tongs. He will not eat anything that doesn't look alive. He's pretty picky plus hes even more picky now that I've been feeding him out of hand.

Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:20 pm GMT   Reply      

Is there a supplement recommended that I can put on the Silversides for more nutrition?
How big is krill? Is it really small like Mysis shrimp or plankton or is it a good size that I can feed him out of hand?