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Old 19-05-2017, 07:27 AM   #1
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Default sotong as feeder

Does sotong has less risk of parasite compare to raw fish and prawn?
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Old 20-05-2017, 02:41 AM   #2
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I don't think so. But i find market sotong easier to clean and cut into pieces, then freeze it. Most of the parasites do not survive beyond freezing point.

Unless you are talking about live sotong, then i never tried before. haha
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Old 20-05-2017, 06:45 AM   #3
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I feed my fish with some sotong, they chew and spit and chew very long before swallowing.
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Old 20-05-2017, 02:36 PM   #4
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Saltwater mp/sotong/fish are mostly parasites free for feeding freshwater fish coz 1) freshwater kills most saltwater parasites 2) freezing kills most parasites too. I've been feeding a large variety of frozen feeds for years no issue. I'll be more worried about preservatives than parasites. Sotong is one of my Favourite choices too... sadly recently prices have gone up lol.
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I will try to avoid feeding sotong to fishes. I observed some of my catfishes get bloated for few days after feeding.
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Old 20-05-2017, 06:36 PM   #6
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I will try to avoid feeding sotong to fishes. I observed some of my catfishes get bloated for few days after feeding.
Bloated as in overeating or water / air retention? I never had that problem with any of my fish n sotong is one of their staple diets.
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Old 20-05-2017, 07:12 PM   #7
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I feed mostly baby sotong for my stingrays and datnoids because they eat alot
But supply always an issue, very hard to get.
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Old 20-05-2017, 07:34 PM   #8
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I brought those big size sotong and cut into slices.

"bloat" as in like the belly swell and them took looooong time to pass it out. During this period, typically the cat looks uncomfortable swimming around..
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Old 20-05-2017, 08:13 PM   #9
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Yes I noticed that squid/sotong take longer to digest, fishes don't get hungry as fast.

My bichirs don't take sotong at all.
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I feed mostly baby sotong for my stingrays and datnoids because they eat alot
But supply always an issue, very hard to get.
Frozen squid always available in sheng shiong.
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