Smelt & silversides

[Selkielass]

The ones I get from petsmart are extremely smelly. I only feed these when I have to due to the smell, fresh and on their way out.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

If it's just a "fishy smell" then it's fine. Sometimes they do have a pungent odor... they are fish after all!

[snakehill]

They are really bad! My garters wouldn't eat any but my cats were very interested! I'm not sure it's worth the smell! It doesn't seem to go away!

[Selkielass]

Extremely smelly, in my experience, but some batches are worse than others.

[RedSidedSPR]

Sally's brand silversides are safe, Kim. That's all I know

I just bought silversides for the first time. Are they extremely smelly or did I get a bad bunch?

They're pretty bad. lol

[kimbosaur]

I'm pretty sure I've used those fish you are referring to! They are babies which would explain the white color and their weird black eyes. They are very long and skinny too! I always have to cut them in half. I've used them on occasion with no problems... They don't resemble their adult counterparts in any way though, but that is because they are fry.

Actually they do look like fry! Big eyes with white bodies exactly like you described. I've been using them relatively frequently, like every third feeding, so I wanted to make sure.

Sally's brand silversides are safe, Kim. That's all I know

I can't find Sally's here...Only Omega One. Found a pic - you can kind of see how they look.

[RedSidedSPR]

Actually they do look like fry! Big eyes with white bodies exactly like you described. I've been using them relatively frequently, like every third feeding, so I wanted to make sure.


I can't find Sally's here...Only Omega One. Found a pic - you can kind of see how they look.

Those looks weird.. i don't know..

Only place I know where to get them is Pet stores, which is why I'm never buying them. Too much $$... but it lasts a long time with a few babies.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Yep! That's them! Mine aren't the same brand but those are the fish. My mom calls them gross spaghetti fish. LOL

[RedSidedSPR]

Yep! That's them! Mine aren't the same brand but those are the fish. My mom calls them gross spaghetti fish. LOL

WHAT

Really?? Those look so different

[snakehill]

I bought adult silversides. Do they like the fry better?