Nile

[Solid Snake]

Hey got a new nile and i was wondering where do u guys get the clams and shrimp to feed them, i know u dont have to give them this but i'd like to see my nile swim and catchem, it'll be neat to watch.

I know the asian marts sell them, can i give him any kinda sea food?

[mbayless]

Go to china town or korea-town and get them there - it is cheapest there usually. You can also ask your local fish monger to give you any scraps they won't sell and see if that works...if your in the Chicago area, contact EricW. via CHS meetings...he is a fish monger in Chi-town.

cheers,
markb

[crazyboy]

he lives in canada

[Solid Snake]

has anyone tried buying guppies from the pet store and putting it into the Nile's pool???

will he eat them?

[burmer]

He will eat them as well as gold fish. I never feed gold fish or guppies though. The possibility of them carrying parasites worries me. I give mine a ground turkey and egg mix along with rodents and some crayfish and fresh water shrimp when I see them in a store. You can usually get crayfish and shrimp in a frozen seafood section of a supermarket.

[mbayless]

Dr. Wulf Haacke, retired curator of the Transvaal museum is writing up a paper on fish-hunting tactics of V. niloticus - it should be a fun read...

cheers,
markb