I am looking into buying some feeder fish to feed my 2 red ear sliders...?

But i dont know what kind of feeder fish to buy. Do i simply go into petsmart/walmart/etc and ask for some feeder fish? or is there a specific name/kind?





my 2 res's are about 3 years old each. i also want to buy some fish to live with them.





what do you suggest? thank you for your time

I am looking into buying some feeder fish to feed my 2 red ear sliders...?
Most pet stores will have two or three "feeder" fish varieties to choose from. Common feeders:


- guppies (small)


- rosy reds (small - medium)


- gold fish (small - large)





Choose an appropriate size feeder for the size/appetite of your pet.





As for stores, I've never really considered buying from WalMart or any other chain store where pets are not their primary focus. You can find exceptions but figure the people working at those types of stores are not necessarily going to be fish experts. As for PetSmart or PetCo, reliability varies between the stores too. They'll definitely carry a selection of feeders at a decent price but I'd caution checking the tank first to see if there are a lot of floaters before buying them. Just like you wouldn't buy a regular fish for your tank from an infected tank, don't buy feeders from an infected tank.





Not sure why gary p's comment was negatively moderated down (the pet moderaters seem fairly harsh compared to other topics here). Generally your best bet for any fish purchases will come from a pet store that primarily focuses on fish. PetCo and PetSmart will generally have a few experts but often surround them with less knowledgeable people and their tanks sometimes suffer. I'll drive an extra 30 minutes to get to a reputable store over the chain stores in my area.





Another option to live feeder fish is frozen silver sides (long skinny fish). I feed them to my eel, trigger fish, and starfish but I'm not sure if your sliders would eat them. Storing them is a lot easier than buying feeders weekly or maintaining your own feeder tank. I guess I should see if my son's turtles would eat them (we've primarily fed them worms, slugs (common in the area I live), and salad mix).
Reply:i buy rose red minnows from petsmart they are 12 cents, and my turtle loves them. from experience i have not found any fish that my turtle will not eat, including frogs. but usually if you find feeder guppys and the minnows i mentioned, your turtle will love you for it, my turtle is about 5 in diam. we give him 10 every 3 days, and he gobbles them up in no time, it is so funny watching them swim around and him trying so hard to get them. it is very good exercize.
Reply:feeder fish





- rosy red minnows


- feeder goldfish





nothing can go with a res unless you can put a divider in the water.





hope this helps! :-)





Lilyoung
Reply:How big is your fish? Do you think hes big enough to eat large goldfish or do you want to feed him small ones, Feeders mean goldfish and when you walk into any pet store you will see a large tank swarming with goldfish, Btw NEVER BUY FISH FROM PETCO they are sick and crappy SAME GOES FOR WALMART AND PETSMART. If your gonna buy any fish feeders or not its always advised to either grow your own or buy from a private specialized fish store. If you want to buy it just go up and ask an employee "High im looking for Feeders" he will take you to the feeder tank (goldfish) and you will generaly see two to three types. By the one that your fish perfers (by perfers i mean size)



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