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iriechris · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject: fish for sav's

Hi

My 6 month old bosc spends most of the day in the sink in his tank, swimming around, does anyone know what type of fish i can give him

I have heard that goldfish are bad but not 100% sure on that

Anyone got any ideas please???????

Thanks
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DeanThorpe · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject:

hi.
Goldfish are apparently a big no no for any reptile, i personally dont know why but i have heard it enough times to assume its true and with good reason.
I have never heard anyone say they use them and have reasons that they are ok so i think they are a 100% No.

RickAlbig who is a member here and on rfuk recently posted on a thread and said that he believes any hole ]as in not gutted] fresh water fish is ok, including small rainbow trout...
So I assume that is correct.

I also know of one person who I personalyl would put no trust in actually knowing what he is doing but he has fed his bosc heavily on shrimp....
its alive and doing well So I can only assuem they arent toxic in any way but thats about all.

so...no help there then..sorry dude.
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iriechris · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject:

thanks 4 the reply, any1 else???,

i mentioned goldfish because I'm confused why so many people give them to baby caimens if there bad 4 reptiles . . . . anyway

Is there anything i can buy direct from a fish/pet shop and chuck straight in the water???? . . . I'm lazy like that!! lol
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DeanThorpe · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject:

there ya go... I just googled and saw a few places sayin goldfish are ok for caiman... so it cant be all reptiles [although..fair play to me i havent researched on caiman as they are not a species i have seriously considered keeping]
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iriechris · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject:

come on!!!! every1 want 2 keep a caimen 1 day!!!

u not even a little tempted?????????? lol
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7109 · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

hello! i have been told that there is somthing inside of a fish that doesnt go well with reptiles. but in the other hand caimans are 50% land and 50% water so maybe there immune system is alot better? who knows?!?! my debate came about feeding gold fish to garter snakes but i will ask the person who told me tommorow. i fed my dwarf caiman at work 7 rudd and they woofed um down lol funny "sorry to fish lovers" but they were deformed and free and we heading for the slab Laughing

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lizard man · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject:

Ive never read into feeding fish to reptiles, but how about lance fish? as in the frozen fish sold at aquatic shops for larger fish?