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unknown_saint

unknown_saint

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anybody in the northern virginia area have any favorite places to buy live feeders? i typically go to pet supplies plus in fairfax, but was told that they're franchising and eliminating their livestock, including feeders. i know of course the big chains have them, but they're 17¢ each there. centrevill aquarium is at 8/$1, which isn't terrible but it is a bit out of the way. i go through about 200 a week now, but am looking at cutting that down. unfortunately i haven't gotten my gar to take anything but live yet.
so, are there any places around the area i'm not thinking of or am i going to have to just live with the 17¢?
 
spazmattik

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unfortunately as far as I know we have very few stores in VA. With pristine aquariums shutting down a while back we were left with cville and vienna aquarium (which is actually in leesburg)

What are you feeding aside from the gar? I would suggest raising your own food but thats a pretty difficult number to achieve weekly :p
 
unknown_saint

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spazmattik said:
unfortunately as far as I know we have very few stores in VA. With pristine aquariums shutting down a while back we were left with cville and vienna aquarium (which is actually in leesburg)

What are you feeding aside from the gar? I would suggest raising your own food but thats a pretty difficult number to achieve weekly :p
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all of my tanks get some live feeders, moreso for the sport of it, keeping predatory instincts alive. with the gar is with a lungfish and a handful of 3-6" cichlids, all of whom will chase the feeders around. the big tank has a redtail cat, a pacu and a couple oscars so feeders are gone almost before they hit the water.
 
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jonclark96

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Feeders are usually unhealthy, low in nutrients, and potential carriers of disease. I'd stay away from them if possible.
 
spazmattik

spazmattik

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jonclark96 said:
Feeders are usually unhealthy, low in nutrients, and potential carriers of disease. I'd stay away from them if possible.
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+1. If you can seperate the cichlids from the ones that need live food it would help cut down on buying feeders. Those feeders are especially bad for the oscars
 
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