Butterworts do a pretty good job of catching food on their own. If they seem to be having trouble though, sprinkle some fish food or bloodworms on a sticky leaf or two every 2-3 weeks. They will stop producing sticky leaves and the plant will usually shrink in size. There’s no need to feed Butterworts…
Can I feed my snake fish? Beware that too many rodents will give you an obese garter snake. The best possible diet for your garters is a mixed diet consisting of small appropriately sized rodents or pieces, Safe fish (salmon, tilapia, trout, guppies), and eathworms or nightcrawlers. What are the Bullsnakes eat? Diet: In the…
Do fish eat roly polies? New research finds steelhead trout in a stream on the California coast accumulate mercury in their bodies when the fish eat roly polies and similar terrestrial bugs that fall into local waterways. Can fish eat pill bugs? They dry out easily so they are never far from moisture. Besides being…
With nowhere to hide, leeches become tasty meals for your fish. Most any fish large enough to eat leeches will eat them, but you may consider adding more aggressive fish like bass or redear sunfish to your pond. Do freshwater fish eat leeches? Fish. Nearly all freshwater fish will dine on leeches, but red-eared sunfish…
Are carrots poisonous to fish? Some fruits and vegetables can be fed raw to the fish, but most vegetables should be blanched prior to being offered to your fish. The fruits and vegetables that are generally alright to serve raw are bananas, plantains, pumpkins, pears, apples, carrots, potatoes and sweet potatoes. What do puffer fish…
Wild koi are native to the fresh bodies of water around the Black, Caspian and Aral Seas. Domesticated in the 19th century, carp have now been introduced throughout the world. Koi are omnivorous feeders who will eat food found at all depths of water. Can koi fish live in the wild? Habitat of the Koi…
Colds and the flu are caused by viruses, and they make us feel miserable. Viruses can affect fish, too. They may not cough and sneeze, but they exhibit other symptoms. Whether it’s a human or a fish virus, antibiotics don’t work to cure the infection, so the best bet is to avoid exposure altogether. Do…