Ants for goldfish?

ncstater1919 · 03-25-2006, 06:07 PM

Hello everyone, its been a while but anyways, on another fish site, we had this topic about raising, or getting ants from the yard for the goldfish? is this safe? cause if it is, its a great and cheap idea?

garfieldnfish · 03-25-2006, 07:41 PM

NO. I had one carpenter ant fall in the tank accidentally and my little oranda (only 1.5 inches at the time) swallowed the ant. It looked like it bit her several times before the ant finally died and it was almost 1 hour before the oranda finally spit up pieces of the ant. Smaller ants may be ok but I would not risk it. Catch some house flies or get a grindal worm culture.

ncstater1919 · 03-25-2006, 08:01 PM

what is a grindal worm culture?

garfieldnfish · 03-26-2006, 10:22 AM

Small white worms that you can get on aquabid or through mail order. You can keep the culture going in a tubberware container with potting soil and feeding them fish flakes and baby cereal. I had my culture for 2 years and most of my fish love them to include my picky dwarf puffers.

ncstater1919 · 03-26-2006, 01:23 PM

haha alright thanks!

RockabillyChick · 03-26-2006, 01:30 PM

we have sugar ants fall off our maple tree into the pond right under it and the koi and goldfish gobble them up

ncstater1919 · 04-16-2006, 09:22 AM

ok, well, i heard from another site that termites are ok to feed to goldfish, yes or no? cause i found some termites in the woods and i got like 12 in a cup, and im waiting for the ok to try it. thanks for the help.

**fish_doc** · 04-17-2006, 08:28 AM

You can actually feed your goldfish quite a variety of foods.

The most common are
Live foods- Daphnia, Brine Shrimp, Tubiflex worms, Meal worms, Wax worms, Blood worms
Staple foods- shrimp pellets, flakes in a variety of types, algae wafers, etc.

I prefer the prepared foods for them They are eaiser and cleaner. There is no chance of getting animals that have sprayed with posins from someone trying to clear them out of their yard. These can quickly kill your fish. And the foods now-adays have been tested over and over and proven themselves through time. There are even speical blends for goldfish, bettas, cichlids, etc... It is no longer a one diet for all world.

03-25-2006, 06:07 PM	#1
ncstater1919 Fishy Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 22	Ants for goldfish? Hello everyone, its been a while but anyways, on another fish site, we had this topic about raising, or getting ants from the yard for the goldfish? is this safe? cause if it is, its a great and cheap idea? __________________ http://s13.invisionfree.com/TheAbyss/index.php? ^^^^^^^^^The Minds Abyss^^^^^^^^

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03-26-2006, 10:22 AM	#4
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 661	Small white worms that you can get on aquabid or through mail order. You can keep the culture going in a tubberware container with potting soil and feeding them fish flakes and baby cereal. I had my culture for 2 years and most of my fish love them to include my picky dwarf puffers. Last edited by garfieldnfish; 03-26-2006 at 04:20 PM.

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ncstater1919 Fishy Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 22	haha alright thanks! __________________ http://s13.invisionfree.com/TheAbyss/index.php? ^^^^^^^^^The Minds Abyss^^^^^^^^

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RockabillyChick Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 298	we have sugar ants fall off our maple tree into the pond right under it and the koi and goldfish gobble them up __________________ She does nothing to deserve it He only wants to observe it We sit back like they taught us We keep quiet like they taught us He just wants, he wants to prove it She does nothing to remove it We don't want anyone to mind us So we play the roles that they assigned us She does nothing to conceal it He touches her 'cause he wants to feel it We blame her for being there But we are all guilty http://rockabillychick.deviantart.com/

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03-25-2006, 07:41 PM	#2
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 661	NO. I had one carpenter ant fall in the tank accidentally and my little oranda (only 1.5 inches at the time) swallowed the ant. It looked like it bit her several times before the ant finally died and it was almost 1 hour before the oranda finally spit up pieces of the ant. Smaller ants may be ok but I would not risk it. Catch some house flies or get a grindal worm culture.

04-16-2006, 09:22 AM	#7
ncstater1919 Fishy Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 22	ok, well, i heard from another site that termites are ok to feed to goldfish, yes or no? cause i found some termites in the woods and i got like 12 in a cup, and im waiting for the ok to try it. thanks for the help. __________________ http://s13.invisionfree.com/TheAbyss/index.php? ^^^^^^^^^The Minds Abyss^^^^^^^^

04-17-2006, 08:28 AM	#8
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,825	You can actually feed your goldfish quite a variety of foods. The most common are Live foods- Daphnia, Brine Shrimp, Tubiflex worms, Meal worms, Wax worms, Blood worms Staple foods- shrimp pellets, flakes in a variety of types, algae wafers, etc. I prefer the prepared foods for them They are eaiser and cleaner. There is no chance of getting animals that have sprayed with posins from someone trying to clear them out of their yard. These can quickly kill your fish. And the foods now-adays have been tested over and over and proven themselves through time. There are even speical blends for goldfish, bettas, cichlids, etc... It is no longer a one diet for all world. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

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