What breed are feeder fish? and can you keep them just to look at or will they just die?

Answer 1

The feeder fish I see are goldfish, guppies, and rosy reds (a color variety of the fathead minnow). Some people get them as pets (they're cheaper!). The goldfish and rosy reds don't need heaters in the tank, the guppies can do without one as long as the temperatures aren't too far below 70.

Just be aware that if you are planning to keep them for "pets", these are usually culls (fish that breeders consider to be inferior quality). They will still have the same requirements as the top-of-the-line members of their species. I say this having found some "attractive" feeder goldfish that I raised to 9-10"!

If you acclimate them to your tank the same as you would any fish, and give them good care, there's no reason that they couldn't live out their entire life span (2-3 yrs for guppies, 30+yrs. for goldfish).

Answer 2

There are amny types of feeder fish. Most are simply common goldfish. The problem with this is that these fish can get huge. Also, since they are mass bred, they are prone to diseases and such. They can survive in a home aquarium, provided it is large enough, however these fish are really pond and not aquarium fish. Many people will keep these fish, but these fish can live 8 or more years. Few live that long when kept in aquaria because they either die of ammonia poisoning (too small tank) or stress from being in such a small tank.

Other types of feeder fish are guppies and comets, but these aren't usually sold as feeder fish in stores. Usually it's simply a common goldfish.

so, the answer is they won't just die, they will live usually if you give them the proper environment, unfortunately, the proper environment is a pond. You coul dkeep them maybe a year or two, but then they would probably die, and they wouldn't have a very happy life.

Answer 3

At the pet store I worked at we had three types of feeder fish. Smallest were the common guppies. Next were the Rosy Reds, a small minnow type of fish, usually a pink colour. Then came the Comet Goldfish or common goldfish.

All of these can be kept for fun if that is what you like. They're just fine in a tank. The goldfish will, if allowed, get rather large though.

Kev

Answer 4

Here in Singapore, predatory fish like the arowana are very popular so many types of fish are sold off as feeder fish. Most are rejects from the farms which breed fish for export. We get the goldfish, platies and guppies. There are also mollies (the wild grey ones which were released into canals to control mosquitoes a long time ago and collected by some people as feeder fish) and baby walking catfish and snakehead (which at times find their way into ponds). At times, there are also mosquito fish (like guppies but without the colour) and small tiger barbs. I actually find many of them very fascinating and we used to have several aquariums of them in Science class..

Answer 5

Feeders are cheap, mass bred fish like plain baby goldfish,young common guppies or rosy red minnows. They are usually not very healthy to keep as pets but some are. Treat them as you would any other new fish and observe them for a few days for signs of stress or disease. 100 goldfish cost about $ 7. ,50 about $ 4.
DON'T OVERCROWD like the petstores do.

Answer 6

They are usually common and comet goldfish (sometimes guppies, danio, rosy reds, and other species). You can keep them, but you will need strong filtration and a big tank. They should have 10 gallons per three inches of fish.

Answer 7

they are goldfish. You can keep them in a tank and they won't die if you give them clean water, plenty of space (don't crowd the tank) and food.

I personally hate this practice, but I will offer the advice anyway. Try to find something else for your lizard, snake....or whatever you have. Sometimes they offer a frozen alternative that is already passed on.

Poor souls...

Answer 8

Usually goldfish/carp, and you could keep them to look at but they're not particularly pretty. Often too they aren't very healthy to begin with, since they're meant to be food they don't get much care, so they die a lot.

Answer 9

lots of people get comets/common goldfish for pets. a friend of mine has rosy minnows in a tank outside that has turned into its own ecosystem. he never feeds them they live off the stuff that lives in the water with them.

Answer 10

I have some that are goldfish. I put some in a horse trough and they lasted for years and got about 6 inch's long.