Silverslides

[Death Shrimp99]

I live in New Jersey and in the river down the street there are little fish that look just like silverslides, everybody calls them shiners, I think silverslides are just another name for them. Can I feed my mantis them? and how mutch? there are millions of them

 

[Gamera]

From what I've been told, and from what I've seen at zoos, freshwater fish aren't an ideal source of nutrients due to a large amount of fatty acids that can't be used/digested by saltwater species.

This tends to build up in the system and can potentially kill a fish.

Whether or not this applies to inverts is another story, but I tend to avoid using freshwater to feed saltwater.

 

[Death Shrimp99]

From what I've been told, and from what I've seen at zoos, freshwater fish aren't an ideal source of nutrients due to a large amount of fatty acids that can't be used/digested by saltwater species.

This tends to build up in the system and can potentially kill a fish.

Whether or not this applies to inverts is another story, but I tend to avoid using freshwater to feed saltwater.

I thought silverslides where saltwater?? Because most people with lionfish, groupers, mantis, octos feed them silverslides.

 

[Guy]

Silversides are a saltwater baitfish. What you are seeing in the river are probably shiners, a freshwater baitfish.

 

[Death Shrimp99]

I dont understand, you said they are a freshwater baitfish and are in the river. My river and most rivers is saltwater. I thought only lakes where freshwater. I'm almost 100% shure my river is saltwater.

 

[Gamera]

Clarification

Clarification

When I spoke of freshwater fish, I meant freshwater fish in general (typically guppies and rosy red feeders).

Silversides sold by aquarium companies usually are 100% marine. Around here, the rivers and streams are 100% fresh. We see a lot of shiners and other members of the carp family.

Around the coasts, a lot of rivers do take on a bit of salt, thoug I wouldn't go so far as to say that they're 100% salt. I'm sure they're quite salty by the estuaries.

Whether or not the ones you're seeing are marine or not is up to you. I can't say one way or another. But I will say agani that feeding freshwater fish to saltwater specimens probably isn't the best thing to do.

 

[Guy]

most rivers is saltwater. I thought only lakes where freshwater.

??? I think you're mistaken. I think most rivers are sweetwater.