shrimp as food for ACFs

[spotfin]

Could shrimp (raw) from the seafood counter be used as food for clawed frogs? I feed shrimp to my fishes, and tried a few pieces with the frogs. They absolutely loved it. I wouldn't use shrimp as a staple food, but would it be ok on occasion?

[mpmistr]

Precooked unseasoned shrimp is perfectly fine for ACF as a treat, though when I fed this I found it to be quite messy (the frogs tore it with their claws to shreds). I would think that raw shrimp would be OK too, as is raw thawed tilapia which may actually be a better suited treat, because it's a freshwater fish.

[Ted]

Strips of catfish works...

[rodsboys]

Catfish and raw shrimp both contain thiaminases . Shrimp are ok occasionally if precooked.

[mpmistr]

Yeah I knew there was a reason I was hestitant to recommend raw shrimp, precooked is what you want to use. Thiaminase is bad news. Tilapia does not contain thiaminase I do not believe (what contains and does not contain thiaminase is really debated still).

[rodsboys]

Happen to have a decent article right here with a safe and not safe list:
Thiaminase

[Ted]

Not all catfish,,just channels and brown bullheads it says...

[rodsboys]

Not all catfish,,just channels and brown bullheads it says...

You are correct, I would assume all bullheads are unsafe though. What other kind if catfish is there to feed them?

[Ted]

Lol...I personally wouldn't feed them fish period, maybe guppies, ,but there's a ton of other catfish..but does it matter? Even by the articles own admission they don't know anything anyway...can I please stop now?

[spotfin]

I've never fed cooked foods to any of my fish. Cooking seems to destroy more of the "good" things in it. I also have scallops, squid, tilapia, krill, and silversides as other possible choices.

[rodsboys]

I am not a big fan of cooking either, but some time ago I bought a ton of scallops for my guys, later realized they are on the list. I didn't want to waste them so I just boiled water in a tea kettle the pored it into a cup where the scallops were waiting. After letting them cool to room temp I fed them. It's the only way I ever do cooked food other then steamed.