Can I Feed My Scorpion Fish?

[Selket]

Where is a good cheap place to order roaches to feed my scorpion?

Also, we tend to get small grasshoppers in my area. Would it be harmful if I fed one to him?

Finally, what prey does an Emperor tend to use its Venom on?

It is usually suggested that you don't feed your inverts wild caught prey. They could have been around pesticides or other toxins that your scorp is not used to or built up a tolerance too. They could also being carrying a parasite.

 

[skinheaddave]

i keep seeing this thread and its stupid, how bored do you have to be to feed a scorpion a fish.

Why do you keep participating then? Just ignore it if it offends your sensibilities so.

Now, onto the topic at hand. I seem to recall reading somewhere in the past in some book or paper about a scorpion species that was observed to scavenge on fish. It was a long time ago, though, and I have no idea of species or source so I may have entirely made it up.

That being said, there are scorpions which live in intertidal zones and plenty that have access to small pools etc. which may contain fish. There are arachnids which specialize in hunting fish and plenty of other examples of arthropods that include fish in their diet.

As to the domestic situation, I see no reason why you couldn't .. with the proviso already given that many fish in pet stores are treated with substances that may be toxic to invertebrates. This is particularly common with "feeder fish."

Cheers,
Dave

 

[paul fleming]

Hi mate.
There is no need to feed any T,scorp,true spider or Mygalomorphae on fish.
Crickets or meal worms are fine pal....even a pinkie now and again for the bigger ones.
You have to ask yourself......what do these eat in the wild and I don't think fish is on many of their menus.
Good luck and this is the place for all the advice you will ever need regarding your animals.
Paul

 

[Mister Internet]

Yeah, no problem with trying it once or twice as a "why the heck not?" kind of fun thing, but you need to make VERY sure that they are not treated with antifungals or other water/tank conditioners at the store! There are a LOT of chemicals that they sometimes have to put in feeder fish tanks because they cram so damn many of them into far too small a tank and they are usually quite toxic in short order. If they can guarantee you that their feeders are free of ALL chemicals/anti-fungals and herbicidal treatments, then go for it.

As you can see, I don't think I ever would, given what I've seen from most pet stores...

 

[SixShot666]

I been keeping scorpions for almost 11 years....And within that time I never once fed my scorpions any pinkie or goldfish.

I'm not trying to discourage you from trying it if you wanted to. But in my honest opinion I think with a pinkie or goldfish it might get a bit messy in their enclosure with the leftover uneaten parts.

 

[DireWolf0384]

Umm..........I seem to have missed why he would feed Scorpions fish when they never encounter them in the wild. :?

 

[Irene B. Smithi]

Umm..........I seem to have missed why he would feed Scorpions fish when they never encounter them in the wild. :?

for the fun of it.

maybe if you breed your own feeder fish it would be safe to do every once in a while??

 

[Mister Internet]

Alright, if people are going to behave like children, I can certainly treat you like children. Would you all prefer that?

Stop the crap. Now. Complaining in public is certainly not going to make us want to keep you around. If there are posts breaking the rules, please report them.

If you do, in fact, have a gun to your head and are being forcibly made to read posts that contain material deemed to be beneath your intelligence level, then I am inestimably sorry for your very unique and utterly unprecedented situation.

-MrI

 

[DireWolf0384]

In my opinion, there is simply no need to feed Scorps, fish. Also, many fish breeders use chemicals to treat the water and to keep them alive. If you ask me, the chemicals alone would be reason to not feed them fish.

 

[funksmumsmiff]

I been keeping scorpions for almost 11 years....And within that time I never once fed my scorpions any pinkie or goldfish.

I'm not trying to discourage you from trying it if you wanted to. But in my honest opinion I think with a pinkie or goldfish it might get a bit messy in their enclosure with the leftover uneaten parts.

I fed my Emperor a pinkie once on the advice of the person in the pet shop that sold it to me. It was a long time ago. I had no computer or internet access at the time to research anything. He told me it was a desert species and to keep it warm and use sand as a substrate.
It took a while but when he was finished eating (as I previously posted) there was no trace of the pinkie anywhere. This amazed me as I thought the scorpion would suck out the insides and leave the carcass, or eat half and leave some uneaten parts.
With the exception of the pinkie the Emp was only fed crickets.
It died exactly one year to the day I bought it.

 

[SixShot666]

I fed my Emperor a pinkie once on the advice of the person in the pet shop that sold it to me. It was a long time ago. I had no computer or internet access at the time to research anything. He told me it was a desert species and to keep it warm and use sand as a substrate.
It took a while but when he was finished eating (as I previously posted) there was no trace of the pinkie anywhere. This amazed me as I thought the scorpion would suck out the insides and leave the carcass, or eat half and leave some uneaten parts.
With the exception of the pinkie the Emp was only fed crickets.
It died exactly one year to the day I bought it.

Really?!?!? WOW!!! Ok I stand corrected.
I never tried it, but from what I seen and heard from other members on this board that why I didn't bother to even attempt it.

 

[funksmumsmiff]

Theirs was messy?

 

[H. laoticus]

Can the scorpion properly digest fish? I know some animals have issues with certain types of fish or just fish in general.

 

[OneSickPuppy]

Im not really sure if id want to find out with one of my own pets if something is safe to eat. I really do not think fish would be on a "foods to eat" list for scorpions. If it gets through the fish though, I see no reason not to offer it a poodle for snack.

 

[skinheaddave]

Can the scorpion properly digest fish? I know some animals have issues with certain types of fish or just fish in general.

Can you expand on this? There are nutritional issues with a heavy fish diet with many species .. but I don't know of any digestibility issues.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[paul fleming]

If spids can eat fish,can't see scorpions having much trouble.
Although I have heard of fish eating spiders....not far from me actually
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3150719.stm
But never heard of fish eating scorpions,not to say they are not around mind.
paul

 

[skinheaddave]

But never heard of fish eating scorpions,not to say they are not around mind.

Yes, there are plenty of fish eating spiders around the world. Whether or not they show any specialized adaptations to those diets I couldn't tell you. I do know that in vertebrates, adaptations to a fish-based diet tends to revolve around the use of the particular nutrient balance found in fish and dealing with thiaminase, rather than any sort of digestibility issue. Also, those hunting salt-water fish obviously have ways of dealing with the salt issue.

As to scorpions, I find it extremely unlikely that there are any scorpions capable of effectively hunting fish. They are just too dense .. a scorpion may walk around completely submerged but you will unlikely to find it striding across the water surface -- a technique used by every fish-hunting spider I can think of. That being said, scorpions are somewhat opportunistic and though there have been biases shown in their diet in certain areas, they don't seem to be too selective. There are plenty of places where there are temporary pools and fish get stranded all the time. As mentioned, there are scorpions living in intertidal areas.

As to the medication issue, I built a pond in my basement when I was in university and had guppies breeding in there medication-free for years. I would see no issue with feeding one of those to a scorpion, though I never bothered.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[myles756]

Ha

If its willing to eat it I say give it a try I don't see much harm from it at all.

I, however, am uncertain about hermit crabs..I think its harmless as well but I never really heard of anyone feeding their scorpion a hermit crab...

HaHa a hermit crab

 

[SmallX]

When I was young, I fed my crickets some golden fish I kept and the crickets accept the fish happily There seems no problem. Scorpions eat crickets and cricket eat fish --- you see --- so my wild guess is that scorpions may eat fish But of course you don't want to feed scorpion fish because fish might be more expansive than those little bugs