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feeding "all natural" foods | 15 comments (15 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: feeding "all natural" foods (none / 0) (#2)
by lomelindi on Wed May 31, 2006 at 03:11:24 AM PST

Leaving the definitive answers to the old pros as usual, but I'd like to offer that I tried offering one of those little black ants to one of my bettas ages ago, and he was utterly disgusted with it. He swallowed it then immediately spit it back out. And stared at me like I'd been trying to kill him. I felt it necessary to apologize. x.x

Ants often have a acidic taste which causes fish (none / 0) (#3)
by unclescott on Wed May 31, 2006 at 03:19:34 AM PST

to spit them out. Some of the books allude to ants which fall in the water of African brooks. Either they are very different tasting species from most American ants or the fish are starving or the authors were confusing them with termites, which (even though we don't want them in our homes) are very significant ecologically for their ability to turn a lot of wood and cellulose into protein. They are a big part of the food web in several places.

More (yawn) later... :)

unc

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feeding "all natural" foods | 15 comments (15 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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