Cheez-Wiz for Fish

Dr. Jay

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• Dec 23, 2002

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Okay, just out of curiosity.

Has anyone tried feeding fish Cheez-Wiz?

I heard they go nuts over that stuff. I've never tried myself.

I wonder if its bad for them

Anyone have any experiences?

 

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• Dec 23, 2002

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Hi Dr. Jay

I can't remember where I heard it, but I heard that Cheezewiz clogs their gills. I won't swear that's it true. It's probably not great for their colesterol level either.:boom:

 

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• Dec 23, 2002

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Fish are wild animals, let them get their own food.

Just my .02

 

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• Dec 23, 2002

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I have several aquariums .I am into fish . I wont comment on the feed /dont feed wild animals debate but I would definately not feed my fish cheeze whiz .If someone is going to feed fish they should at least feed something close to their nutritional requirements . I dont even eat cheeze whiz or hot dogs myself.
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• Dec 23, 2002

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... little chunks of Alka Seltzier. They like that stuff so much that sometimes they explode with excitement!












ps; Im just kidding.

 

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• Dec 23, 2002

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... according to the senior aquarist at the New England Aquarium. She's in my dive club and this subject happened to have come up in our last meeting. She also said it's really bad to feed fish in the wild.

There is no doubt that it's fun to interact with fish, but it does them no favor. Reasons include (from what I've learned over the time I've been a diver):

1. Improper nutrition
2. Friendly interaction with people make fish unfairly easy prey for spear fishing
3. Aggressive behavior can be induced if they expect food due to people feeding them and then don't get fed from unsuspecting divers

There are probably more reasons.

 

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• Dec 23, 2002

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Fish seem to love frozen peas!

 

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• Dec 23, 2002

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Cheese wiz is bad, it has something to do with digestion of the preservatives in it....I'm not sure what it is, but I know its bad. A classic case of agressive fish is definetly Gilboa trout. They know what a bag of fish food looks like...they attack it in groups of 50...they attack ears and fingers...

Anyway, if your going to feed the fish, go to your local pet store, ask for some frozen blood worms (every store should carry those)...put them in a squeeze bottle, and only feed a very little at a time...a "treat" now and agina isn't bad, but constant feeding is.

 

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• Dec 23, 2002

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Dang, how ya going to keep the crackers from getting waterlogged?
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• Dec 23, 2002

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It most closely resembles fish guts and the fish seem to love it.

There are lots of reasons not to feed the fish, same goes for not feeding the birds, squirrles and racoons. But I don't see any of the aforementioned species dying out because of what I do.

Bob3, you are correct about the crackers.