The Puffer Forum

With all due respect, we will be continuing how we currently feed our fish. They have a well balanced diet between feeder fish, ghost shrimp, brine shrimp, blackworms some frozen pellet and flake foods. I understand your point of view, and I am well aware that some people see it as cruel to feed live as well as potentially hazardous to the tanks ecosystem if a bacterial/fungal infection is introduced via feeders. I can tell you have a great deal of experience in fish keeping in general and I greatly appreciate your advice and knowledge. However from my own point of view and research, feeding a mix of live seems to be best overall in our current tank. The fish are able to follow through with their predatory instincts, as well as seemingly enjoy themselves. It's similar to the argument of feeding dogs raw vs. kibble. There will always be pros and cons to each option.