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i was wondering if anyone has seen or knows if their CWD will catch fish out of the water. he doesnt trust me completly and wont take fish from my hand i think he ate a fish swimming in the water but i cant remember how many there was before. just wondering.
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Richard
AKA
"spent change"

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1) red nose pitbull
1) chinese water dragon
1) eastern garter snake
1) pacific tree frog "spinach frog"
2) green tree frogs

Personally I wouldnt feed any type of feeder fish. They are just too unpredictable with what parasites go around, specially with feeder guppies and rosy reds or feeder goldfish, they are put in tanks of the hundreds upon hundreds and diseases can spread quickly through the tank. There are safer, healthier alternatives to food source for your waterdragon.

what would you suggest. i would like to provide more veriety besides cricket and mealworms. thanks for the help.
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Richard
AKA
"spent change"

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1) red nose pitbull
1) chinese water dragon
1) eastern garter snake
1) pacific tree frog "spinach frog"
2) green tree frogs

It is true, that there is that risk of the fish, but I happen to feed my Water Dragon fish. I don't know about the habits of your dragon, but mine will eat from hand, and just on the viv. ground.
Perhaps if you just place the fish on the vivirium bottom, he'll go after it himself.
Try it out, but do be weary about the fish you buy. You can normally tell if the fish you get a in good or bad condition when you see them, though that's not always the case. Just be sure that when you purchase them, you place them in a large (depends how many fish you purchase) enough tank or containment to keep them from developing anything. Well taken care of food makes a happy dragon!

Some other alternatives are; Silkworms, Butterworms, Pheonix worms, earthworms, Lobster Roaches, Superworms, and pinkies when they get older (although with pinkies you also have to watch for diseases)