Whites and fish

[Leefrogs]

Thanks Greg, but I think the DNR has more regulations on baitfish than the state has on petshops. The DNR doesn't want disease passed to wild populations of fish right? Is this a safe assumption. Also, I have to wait fir spring for nightcrawlers. For next year I'm just going to stock up on crawlers.

[Greg M]

I think it is Frank Indiviglio who has recommended feeder fish as safe for large frogs, so its hard to argue with that... As I commented earlier, all wild frogs (and probably many captives) carry a parasite load. For healthy frogs, in unstressed conditions, this is not an issue.

However, for me, fungi such as chytrid are far more of a concern than intestinal parasites. Some studies suggest that fish from chytrid-carrying ponds/hatcheries/lakes should be considered contaminated (and likely carriers of chytrid). Hatcheries do not test for chytrid because it does not affect fish and amphibians are regular inhabitants of hatchery ponds.

I would be cautious...

[Leefrogs]

k now u scared me, but only truth is scarey. K forget it.