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Hey ziyaad, they can be fed to fish such as Lion Fish, not too sure what other aquarium fish will eat them, maybe if the fry are small enough other fish might take them, although I doubt the guppies will contain the correct nutritional needs of saltwater fish.
A lot of people do frown on feeding live freshwater fish as there are many other types of prepared foods that are available to sustain your fish. Personally, on the odd occasion I used to feed my lionfish guppies, mollies and cardinals, it was an awesome sight to see the speed of the lionfish as they pursued their prey, let's face it, it happens in the wild, but anyway, yeah, that's it.
A lot of people do frown on feeding live freshwater fish as there are many other types of prepared foods that are available to sustain your fish. Personally, on the odd occasion I used to feed my lionfish guppies, mollies and cardinals, it was an awesome sight to see the speed of the lionfish as they pursued their prey, let's face it, it happens in the wild, but anyway, yeah, that's it.
Rich taste in foods...
You'd need a good couple to equal a decent meal vs guppy/molly.
Heck, it's like GOLD-dusted popcorn to a lionfish!!
It's guppy ADULTS used mainly in marine hobby feeding, though fry are used to tempt eg)
seahorses, angels, eels into feeding.
I import feeder fish both LIVE and FROZEN frozen, and to my horror, they were guppy, koi, goldfish, molly, platy/sword, Convict cichlid, tilapia at various times !!!
Presently I get SMELT, from Europe as Whole-Frozen feeder fish.
Good for anemones,LPS, triggers, lions, eels, large freshwater predators, turtles, crabs etc
HTH
Dean, do U mean cardinal tetras???
You'd need a good couple to equal a decent meal vs guppy/molly.
Heck, it's like GOLD-dusted popcorn to a lionfish!!
Oh, yes you do...Southern Africa has BOTH Indian and Atlantic coastlines....
They tolerate/thrive in worse/wider water conditions listed above....
It's guppy ADULTS used mainly in marine hobby feeding, though fry are used to tempt eg)
seahorses, angels, eels into feeding.
I import feeder fish both LIVE and FROZEN frozen, and to my horror, they were guppy, koi, goldfish, molly, platy/sword, Convict cichlid, tilapia at various times !!!
Presently I get SMELT, from Europe as Whole-Frozen feeder fish.
Good for anemones,LPS, triggers, lions, eels, large freshwater predators, turtles, crabs etc
HTH
I don't do those at all.
Best to COLLECT your own, or buy all "runts" from some breeder/hobbyist near you.
Guppies are in many public parks, rivers, dams...ask around.
Most commonly available , in SA 'mosquito fish' (Gambusia spp.) as feeders, both sexes look grey.
Like plain female guppies
Real "collected from wild" are valuable as having relatively untainted genetics for breeders.
WILD means from West-Indies/South-Central America, NOT from neighbourhood pond
If you mean 'cheap', then no luck there.
I import and distribute freshwater fish, foods, medicines, etc, beside marine stuff thru AQuality.
Suggest pm , if you meant a commercial request.
Best to COLLECT your own, or buy all "runts" from some breeder/hobbyist near you.
Guppies are in many public parks, rivers, dams...ask around.
Most commonly available , in SA 'mosquito fish' (Gambusia spp.) as feeders, both sexes look grey.
Like plain female guppies
Real "collected from wild" are valuable as having relatively untainted genetics for breeders.
WILD means from West-Indies/South-Central America, NOT from neighbourhood pond
If you mean 'cheap', then no luck there.
I import and distribute freshwater fish, foods, medicines, etc, beside marine stuff thru AQuality.
Suggest pm , if you meant a commercial request.
leslie hempel
Professional Aquarist
there a a vast number of fish that will take a small live fish such as a guppy... wrasse , lionfish as mentiond and even anthias being a relation of the grouper family... my anthias nearly choked trying to swollow a live guppy so be catious with size in relation to fish being fed...