What fish are safe to feed with?

[guidofatherof5]

Probably nothing. Even if they had the Thiaminase-free minnows(which I doubt) then there is the high parasite load most bait store fish carry.
I wouldn't recommend getting any of them.
Just my opinion

[snakehill]

Doesn't anyone ever sell LIVE Silversides? I would hate to by frozen and have them go to waste!

[guidofatherof5]

Buy them frozen and separate them out into smaller portions.
Just an idea.

[luke.B]

Tilapia works great if you can get them to take it. if not try some Mosquito Fish (Gambusia holbrooki) if you live in the south. they can be found were pound supply are sold most of the time. one of my fav. to used but you never here much about them.

[guidofatherof5]

My pet store only sells Gambusia now.
Very invasive species.
Eastern mosquitofish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[nekura]

Have you tried worms/night crawlers?

He's a Western Ribbon snake and from what I read they don't eat worms. I had put a worm in there with him as soon as I got him but no dice.


EDIT: Those mosquito fish look great. I'm in the far south, could you suggest any chains that would sell them?

EDIT2: Hah! You can order them off e-bay. I might end up doing this if I can't find anything else. Plus my parents are building a pond and are going to want some of these anyway.

[snakehill]

Okay so when I googled silversides it stated that shiners are silversides but shiners are on the unsafe fish list! What is up with that??

[guidofatherof5]

[QUOTE=nekura;180504]He's a Western Ribbon snake and from what I read they don't eat worms. I had put a worm in there with him as soon as I got him but no dice.

I scent night crawlers and my Ribbon takes them.

[nekura]

Okay I got the pictures.. it's a really tiny bump and really this is the only angle you can even see it from:




I also went and caught a lot of small fish but have no idea what they are. Any ideas?

[guidofatherof5]

It's hard to say what that bump is.
At this point I would just keep an eye one it. It might go away with the next shed.

I'm no good at fish ID.
That must have been some small rod and reel you caught that on