Re: [GSAS-Member] Frozen Food

["Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>]

Probably lots (bacteria, pests, parasites, etc), but I've never had any
issues.  (although, seeing the occasional pond bug/worm/isopod doesn't
bother me if it doesn't seem to be harming anything or throwing the tank
off-balance.)

Int he past I've had minor planaria outbreaks, detritus worms (which I
actually like, since they eat detritus and actually create more live food
in the tank), scuds (which I like for the same reason as the detritus
worms) and have seen the occasional dragonfly larvae-- large and easy to
spot, but very predatory if slipped in with your fry).  Nothing that would
outweigh the benefits of happy fish and plentiful fry.  I might be more
careful with anything overly rare or overly expensive.

Most commercial live food is grown in farm ponds (or harvested in the
wild) with similar potentials (unless you're using lab-grade cultures), so
it's probably not much of a new risk.  I use my own live food (mostly
daphnia and insect larvae) that grows in our yard ponds and rain barrels,
but the original critter cultures were all pulled from local ponds.

Cliff



> I live near Totem Lake, I should look there. Are there any concerns with
> feeding wild-caught food?
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