Can I Feed My Scorpion Fish?

[LordofScorpions]

I was just wondering if I could feed my emp a small fish like neons or minnows, cheap little fish, or how about hermit crabs?

 

[REAL]

I was just wondering if I could feed my emp a small fish like neons or minnows, cheap little fish, or how about hermit crabs?

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...

 

[cacoseraph]

hermit crab would probably eat the scorp unless you stole the hermit's shell.

seems like an odd thing to feed a scorp... especially when you consider no hermit is captive bred.


i don't think the emp would even try to catch live fish in water. it would probably take dead fish though

 

[Brian S]

What's wrong with feeding the normal diet of crickets, roaches, etc? Thats what practically all of us do

 

[Cirith Ungol]

I've given them small prawns once and they didn't die from it. But they had to be presented with them, and I had to tug on them a little bit to get their ego all fired up. But then, no problem.

 

[Cyris69]

Yes I agree Brain, but i think it would be cool to see it fight with a floppy fish.

 

[Brian S]

Yes I agree Brain, but i think it would be cool to see it fight with a floppy fish.

Ever seen one fight with a floppy roach?

 

[Cyris69]

My large adult B. dubias just don't stand a chance when getting eaten.

The feign and by that time "crunch"

 

[Kenobi]

I asked this once before. I can't remember who it was that told me, but apparantly fish aren't good for the scorpion. Dunno why tho :?

 

[Rosenkreuz]

I asked this once before. I can't remember who it was that told me, but apparantly fish aren't good for the scorpion. Dunno why tho :?

Vertebrates aren't overly great for your scorpion to begin with. There's usually remains that must be watched for once the scorpion is done and removed, or else they attract all the nasties you don't want your scorpion exposed to.

Not that they don't or won't eat verts in the wild, but it's much easier and safer to feed them other inverts (crickets, roaches, etc).

 

[cacoseraph]

I asked this once before. I can't remember who it was that told me, but apparantly fish aren't good for the scorpion. Dunno why tho :?

you are probably thinking of goldfish. my understanding is that they are the sort of yuck collectors of the fish world. someting about diseases or something about their goldcoloration or something

 

[Kenobi]

I think the main reason people want to feed their scorpions verts (and don't get me wrong, I have to admit I am one of them) is so they can see how tough their scorpion is against what originally comes to mind as larger animals with a little bite in them.
I was asking only a few weeks ago about feeding frogs to my scorpion However that's a long way away, as my little guy is only 3 inches at most.
If you want a compromise between seeing you scorp kill and eat something "tough" and feeding it the safer option of inverts, why not go out into the garden and catch the biggest spider you can find. I personally spent half an hour this evening doing just that and managed to collect about 8 spiders. (Although I find myself wanting to keep them )

 

[Gojira]

Roaches

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?

 

[AzJohn]

I'm glad that's cleared up. I've been losing sleep over this one.

 

[snappleWhiteTea]

theres no reason to feed a scorpion a fish. ask your question out loud to your self, you will then see how i perceive the thread.

roaches and/or crickets are all they need.

 

[Mack&Cass]

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?

1. Check the classifieds, I see a lot of roaches for sale there. Just keep checking back until you see some you want for the price you want to pay.

2. Feeding prey you've caught outside isn't generally a good idea. I'm mostly a T person, but I can imagine the same risks are present with scorpions. If you feed something you've caught outside, it may have a parasite or may have been sprayed with an insecticide which can potentially be harmful to your scorp.

3. I've never seen our Emps stings any of their prey, they take advantage of the size and strength of their claws. With that being said, obviously some Emps sting their prey, but I can't really offer personal experience. I can see them stinging something that's giving them a hard time and that they can't control with their claws alone.

Cass

 

[AzJohn]

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?

The easiest thing with roaches is to breed your own. I've seen a large emp sting large roaches.

JOhn

 

[funksmumsmiff]

I fed my Emperor a pinkie once. He ate it clean. There was not a trace of it left in the tank.

 

[Sevenrats]

Pet shop feeder fish are routinely treated with medications to prevent diseases because they live in those overcrowded feeder tanks. Some of those medications are for parasites which could be harmful to invertebrates.

 

[snappleWhiteTea]

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