Tam Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Hi Guys, interested to know who feeds there tankbusters with wait bait instead of live feeders, eg goldfish, guppies etc do they eat them? its more cheaper than feeders and less risk of disease transfer right? also how do you prepare them? do you chop up to small pieces / cut the tail off? or just thaw it and drop it in ? Im considering going to get some and try it to see if my aro takes it Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I use white bait for my Barra and it loves them. My Oscar has started to devour them as well. I found that they are an easy alternative to breeding convicts just for the purpose of feeding my Barra. Preparation for me is thawing them out in a net and then sending them down, they normally dont get near the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsherman Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Do you guys reckon fussy red devils will take them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Do you guys reckon fussy red devils will take them? ← I dont know about fussy fish, as mine are far from that, they are cheap enough to just give them a go. If not you have a perfect reason to throw a line in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsherman Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Do you guys reckon fussy red devils will take them? ← I dont know about fussy fish, as mine are far from that, they are cheap enough to just give them a go. If not you have a perfect reason to throw a line in. ← Yeah, good call!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emp1re Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Depend on size . i feed it whole to my 60cm Gars. whereas when i feed my Bichirs,i cut it into small piece and throw away the head and tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontyKing Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 If anyone would like to know where to get good cheap whitebait, then let me know as I'm your man. My Fronties love 'em also. Cheers, Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 If anyone would like to know where to get good cheap whitebait, then let me know as I'm your man. My Fronties love 'em also. Cheers, Nick. ← can i take a guess? the fish markets in pyrmont? ok another , flemington market? Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontyKing Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 That's right Tam. I'm a seafood wholesaler at the Sydney Fish Markets. Fresh Krill coming off the boats in a couple of months also. Teed up a couple of fishermen as I do every year. Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusn8 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Well my Rays are a little bit of a spoiled , how I prepare the white bait is to thaw it in cold water fillet and de-bone........ they love it....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 which ones did you buy Illusn8? fresh ones or the tackle shop ones? I got some from the tackle shop "tweed heads whitebait", my aro dont even look at em... Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusn8 Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 which ones did you buy Illusn8? fresh ones or the tackle shop ones? I got some from the tackle shop "tweed heads whitebait", my aro dont even look at em... Tam ← Tam I get mine from my brother bait shop...yes the Tweed Heads ones.....try filleting the white bait Tam it easier for them to take down............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emp1re Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Arrowana is a fuss eater, they won't touch it , no matter what u do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Both my Jardini and my oscar take the 1.5"-2" long white bait including the head and tail. no problems. i just get them thawed from the seafood section of my local supermarket. do whitebait generally carry diseases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colfish Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Wess if you get them from the super market, i wouldn't be too worried about them. Tam you may have to cut them up into smaller pieces to start with,[ if they're not used to this type of food,] untill they get used to them. i feed my marine predators any size up to 6~~7cm, and get my fingers out of the way, fast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Thanks Colin! Generally, how healthy is whitebait? do they contain sufficient nutrients? of course that feeding whitebait is in addition on the regular pellets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colfish Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 white bait from the s/market or seafood shop must be ok for human consumption. plenty of people use it in asian cooking. as for nutrition, it's a complete and natural food my guys [piscavores] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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