Feeding boiled egg yolk?

mallardman12 · 04-08-2012, 01:50 AM

With all these eggs laying around it made me wonder, can I feed my small angelfish the yolk from a boiled egg? Thanks.

**mistergreen** · 04-08-2012, 02:23 AM

It's common practice way back to feed fry hard boiled egg yolk. You have to be careful and feed very little and clean the tank frequently because uneaten yolk spoils.

If they're small fish and not fry, it's best you gel the yolk with agar or gelatin so they don't cloud the water. While you're at it add more nutritious food in too like shrimp, fish bits etc... I find that you need to cook the diy food so you don't pass on commercial fish diseases.

unissuh · 04-08-2012, 12:22 PM

It can work in a pinch but almost any other fry food out there is going to be better...probably not the best thing to be feeding juvenile/adult fish either.

Hobbyho · 04-08-2012, 02:13 PM

We fed egg yolk to some guppy fry born yesterday and a little to the adult guppies and swordtail and Molly they went crazy for it the ghost shrimp were grabbing up pieces and hiding all of them running around with yellow insides looked pretty funny. But it really clouds the water I don't think we will do it much.
Anthony

mallardman12 · 04-08-2012, 02:30 PM

Thanks for the input everyone! Have a good Easter too

04-08-2012, 01:50 AM	#1
mallardman12 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 99	Feeding boiled egg yolk? With all these eggs laying around it made me wonder, can I feed my small angelfish the yolk from a boiled egg? Thanks.

04-08-2012, 02:23 AM	#2
mistergreen Bow ties are cool (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 12,889	It's common practice way back to feed fry hard boiled egg yolk. You have to be careful and feed very little and clean the tank frequently because uneaten yolk spoils. If they're small fish and not fry, it's best you gel the yolk with agar or gelatin so they don't cloud the water. While you're at it add more nutritious food in too like shrimp, fish bits etc... I find that you need to cook the diy food so you don't pass on commercial fish diseases. __________________ DIY High Tech Tank forum http://aquatictechtank.net A forum dedicated to design and program aquatic tanks

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04-08-2012, 12:22 PM	#3
unissuh Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 123	It can work in a pinch but almost any other fry food out there is going to be better...probably not the best thing to be feeding juvenile/adult fish either.

04-08-2012, 02:13 PM	#4
Hobbyho Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 11	We fed egg yolk to some guppy fry born yesterday and a little to the adult guppies and swordtail and Molly they went crazy for it the ghost shrimp were grabbing up pieces and hiding all of them running around with yellow insides looked pretty funny. But it really clouds the water I don't think we will do it much. Anthony

04-08-2012, 02:30 PM	#5
mallardman12 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 99	Thanks for the input everyone! Have a good Easter too