Feeder Fish

[Tommytradix]

I would avoid live fish altogether as everyone before me has said. I also think pinkies are not a complete diet due to low to no calcium. I feed mainly rodents with the occasional Silversides/nightcrawlers and give a 50/50 calcium plus multivitamin mix 2-3 times a month.
I'm in the process of experimenting with breeding gambusia and treating them for parasites to see if it can be done and will be feeding 3 garters them twice a week along with pinks.

As for a recommendation for a garter. Imo radix have the calmest demeanor and best personality. Concinnus are another sure bet cause they do alot of basking and barely use hides that are provided so you will see them alot more than other garters.

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Yeah I liked the idea that garters didn't need mice but now that I know they are good for them I can't not feed them any...
Very cool, I love aquariums so I will definitely try my hand at breeding a few feeders myself I'm just tossing out my staple idea.

I just watched all these videos on youtube made by a guy who breeds tilapia in his garage in 250 gallon plastic tanks. He does this for food for his family and he produces a good amount of fish pretty quickly and those are large fish for human consumption. I imagine that if you were growing them snake size you could definitely have enough fish on hand at any given moment without much effort.

Before I saw that I was going to attempt an experiment to breed platys free of parasites. I figured that if you put the mother in a holding tank when shes about to give birth and just remove her as soon as she does while putting the babies in a clean tank, you would have a good chance of doing so. You could even go one more generation just to be extra safe.

Now you just keep the parents as pets or something then start all breeding with the offspring once they grow. This of course is an educated guess as I'm only accounting for parasites that are in the gastrointestinal track and I'm not a biologist

Thanks for the suggestions, those are both amazing animals. Definitely leaning towards radix since calm with a great personality sounds pretty ideal but damn Concinnus is gorgeous and bold is also important to me. Its tough so many to chose from lol.

I would avoid live fish altogether as everyone before me has said. I also think pinkies are not a complete diet due to low to no calcium. I feed mainly rodents with the occasional Silversides/nightcrawlers and give a 50/50 calcium plus multivitamin mix 2-3 times a month.
I'm in the process of experimenting with breeding gambusia and treating them for parasites to see if it can be done and will be feeding 3 garters them twice a week along with pinks.

As for a recommendation for a garter. Imo radix have the calmest demeanor and best personality. Concinnus are another sure bet cause they do alot of basking and barely use hides that are provided so you will see them alot more than other garters.