Are feeder fish legal ?

[mwm]

I didnt read the question right i thought it said is it illegal, Its completely legal i dont see why not. Humans get to eat cows and stuff so why cant fish have some meat

 

[LoachLover]

I didnt read the question right i thought it said is it illegal, Its completely legal i dont see why not. Humans get to eat cows and stuff so why cant fish have some meat

Yeah I agree. Snakes can eat mice, humans can eat cows, fish should be able to eat smaller fish. It's a little thing called..........NATURE

 

[SirMinion]

So when was the last time you ate a live cow?

 

[LoachLover]

So when was the last time you ate a live cow?

Never, but that's also not the point.

 

[Catfish Fanatic]

i personly would love to see a snake eat a rabbit ive always hate rabits any way they think there so cute GO SNAKE

 

[LoachLover]

i personly would love to see a snake eat a rabbit ive always hate rabits any way they think there so cute GO SNAKE

I like both.

 

[black angel]

im confused now. i know someone who saw a pet shop worker in the u.k feeding a live fish to another fish and then i was told by someone who works in a pet store that they can feed live fish to other fish as long as its out of sight to the public, and that its only illegal if the public actually see the feeding of them. i dont know what type of fish it was though being fed, could have been a predatory one.

is there somewhere where its written on the rules about feeding live fish to others in the u.k cause i'd like to read it.

 

[Grim Reaper]

it might be illegal but who knows what happens behind closed door??? Rules are meant to be broken

 

[LoachLover]

it might be illegal but who knows what happens behind closed door??? Rules are meant to be broken

True, I mean I'm sure there are plenty of people that buy fish and then take them home and tell their predator fish "OPEN WIDE" I mean who's gonna stop them

 

[Dorkhedeos]

(DevilsAdvocate @ Jan 14 2005, 08:38 PM)
Not in the UK.

Yes in the UK

Jon

edit: whoops, forgot to type something in, not in uk means its not legal in uk dont fish fall for those fun feeders by ocean nutrition too?

 

[Grim Reaper]

it might be illegal but who knows what happens behind closed door??? Rules are meant to be broken

True, I mean I'm sure there are plenty of people that buy fish and then take them home and tell their predator fish "OPEN WIDE" I mean who's gonna stop them

u dont even need to go buy fishes i mean if u got platys and a betta on another tank ur betta will be more then happy to see a 3 month platy fry running around in his tank

 

[LoachLover]

it might be illegal but who knows what happens behind closed door??? Rules are meant to be broken

True, I mean I'm sure there are plenty of people that buy fish and then take them home and tell their predator fish "OPEN WIDE" I mean who's gonna stop them

u dont even need to go buy fishes i mean if u got platys and a betta on another tank ur betta will be more then happy to see a 3 month platy fry running around in his tank

Also very true.

 

[CatLover]

Actually feeding live food to a snake is a bad idea, and they do accept pre killed meat.
Feeding live animals, be it a rabbit or a tiny mouse, is very dangerous if you just drop it in your snake's enclosure. The prey doesn't have a death wish, and will fight the snake tooth and claw.
I have seen a boa shredded to pieces by a mouse. Its condition was so critical that they had to put the snake down.
The approprite way to feed captive snakes is to start them on a pre killed diet when they are babies. You can buy dozens of frozen baby mice for cheap, and then gradually work up to adult mice as the snake matures. Plus, frozen pre killed food doesn't carry disease like live food would.

As for the feeder fish, some fish do require live food. However, unlike a mouse, feeder fish don't have sharp teeth and claws, so the hunter is in no danger from them.

No matter what you're feeding live prey to, always keep a close eye on them! NEVER drop the prey in and just walk away - anything can happen.

 

[Ben]

its legal down in Aus,

you can get about a dozen feeder guppys for $2. but personaly i wouldnt do that as they carry loads of parasites and diseases. only predetory fish are immune to diseases so they could probably have them

DD

 

[Grim Reaper]

Actually feeding live food to a snake is a bad idea, and they do accept pre killed meat.
Feeding live animals, be it a rabbit or a tiny mouse, is very dangerous if you just drop it in your snake's enclosure. The prey doesn't have a death wish, and will fight the snake tooth and claw.
I have seen a boa shredded to pieces by a mouse. Its condition was so critical that they had to put the snake down.
The approprite way to feed captive snakes is to start them on a pre killed diet when they are babies. You can buy dozens of frozen baby mice for cheap, and then gradually work up to adult mice as the snake matures. Plus, frozen pre killed food doesn't carry disease like live food would.

As for the feeder fish, some fish do require live food. However, unlike a mouse, feeder fish don't have sharp teeth and claws, so the hunter is in no danger from them.

No matter what you're feeding live prey to, always keep a close eye on them! NEVER drop the prey in and just walk away - anything can happen.

it could be, but u dont expect a 3 month old platy fry trying to fight againts a betta