ANTSTORE World of Ants

[DwayneD]

I have a new and small (15 ants + Queen) colony and yesterday I fed them some fish flakes (I'd read in these forums that some people did that). Anyway, I was watching an ant chomping away on one of the fish flakes and today its lying dead next to the fish flake. Any ideas why? Has anybody else had problems with fish flakes - has it eaten itself to death?

[Krabbie]

I think its better to mix it first with water and then give it to them...

[JimmyVe]

Give it to my ants once, they didn't seems very interested in them so i don't give them annymore.

[MorbidMike]

My Myrmica rubra ate some of them... but they will only eat it if they are near starvation (in my experience).

[SteveUK28]

I only use fish flakes for my crickets i mix it with there food, that way the ants get it through the crickets.

[badman]

I've used them before, but the ants have to be very hungry, also if they aren't eaten within an hour or so they tend to go soft and stick to whatever surface you placed them on. Not a great food but a cheap, easy alternative. I don't know of any reason why it would kill your ants

[Moiser]

Hey there,

I tried feeding fish flakes to my [Ligneperda] Camponotus ligniperda colony, they didn't seem that impressed. However they do seem to enjoy freeze dried bloodworms, you can buy them from most pet shops.