Feeding and Nutrition :: How often should I feed my RES guppies?

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Post Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:13 am   How often should I feed my RES guppies?

I bought two 25 cent guppies from the pet store yesterday, and my turtle was going CRAZY after them! I think he finally got one, I'm not sure, but the other one is still there. How many should I give him at a time? He is about 1.4 -1.5 inches long. and how often should I give them to him? It's the happest I have ever seen him! He was having alot of fun chasing those fish around :)

I acctually filmed him swimming around with the fish. Don't mind me or my brother talking. lol. And the camera I used was really bad, so the water kinda looks cloudy, but it really isn't :)

http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/ ... 022845.flv

Thanks for any comments :)
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:23 pm   

I may give feeder fish once a month, if that. Also, when you buy them, look closely at the tank they are kept in. If it looks overcrowded or dirty, I'd pass on them, and look somewhere else.
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:30 pm   

Some of the pet store fish will be infested with parasites or diseased. We all know how when we were 6 and brough that goldfish home and it died in 3 days...

Try feeding fish that are low if fat....Rosy reds are good. Stay away from goldfish, i'm not sure about guppies, they're probably pretty bony..
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:52 pm   

awesome thanks everyone.
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anddd RESowner34, yea they do look bony, but I read on the feeding page that they were okay to eat. lol :)
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:19 pm   

how many should I give my baby a month?
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:00 pm   

I'd only put in a few.. half a dozen at the most.
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:10 pm   

Here's a link with info on feeder fish. If you haven't checked out the rest of the Nutrition section yet, you should take a look.

http://www.redearslider.com/prey.html
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