Feeder fish Question

[tmc1313]

I've always been an advocate of feeding Fresh to Fresh and Salt to Salt when speaking in terms of live food. My question is if I raise molly's in Salt water and feed them to such things as eels, lions etc... would this then be adequate food for them? Technically they would be salt water fish.

[JM68]

Why can't u feed them frozen or dead fresh foods?? Will they only eat live?? Its much easier and much healthier to feed a variety of frozen or fresh foods.

[justinl]

I don't know about healthier really... i would say that it is much easier to control a diet of frozens. also there is the cost issue and you'll need a steady supply of live of course. I actually think that the best live food for eels and lions would be SW feeder shrimp. can't comment on teh mollies though... don't really know.

[LisaD]

I think gut-loaded saltwater acclimated mollies would be a good food BUT I think it is very important to offer a variety of foods. Maybe a base diet of gut-loaded mollies and ghost shrimp, with a diversity of frozen food offered about 1/4 to 1/2 of the time?

[sunfishh]

I totally agree with Lisa. Mollies should be fine, but variety is needed.