# Is there any reason that semen would be bad for my fish? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 6, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644 "2004-04-06T23:23:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/61 "2004-04-07T21:00:15Z")
Now, I’m having visions of Dr Zoidberg. Fry: Let’s see how my little fish friends are doing. Hey, it looks like Zoidberg squirted ink on the tank. (Fry pokes the odd substance with his finger. He lifts a glob on his finger and sniffs experimentally) Bender: Whoa! Frym that ain’t ink! (He slowly backs away in fear) Fry (not getting it):What is it? Hermes:Let’s just say that regulations now require you to be tested for fin rot, icke, and crustacean papiloma virus. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/62 "2004-04-07T21:34:14Z")
> [@caray](#): > > I knew someone whose 3 year old daughter killed all their fish in their tank one day by “sharing” her baloney sandwich with the little fishies. You can kill fish in an aquarium just by feeding them more than they can eat - I suspect that too much food was the more likely culprit in this case. However, baloney can have a lot of nasty chemicals in it. At least semen is all natural. ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/63 "2004-04-07T21:58:49Z")
Nominee for “Theadspotting,” anyone? ---
**Author:** ![GodSka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GodSka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GodSka)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/64 "2004-04-07T22:48:27Z")
> [@Spurious George](#): > > This is the funniest OP I have seen in a long time. Especially the “well?” that completes the question. **GodSka** , stick around. I’ll pony up your five bucks. Wow, I never dreamed that revealing such a disgusting habit of mine could lead to free stuff! That’s awfully nice of you, SG! I sure could use it; the reason I tried it in the first place was that I’m unemployed at the moment, and running low on “normal” fish food. > [@](#): > > Don’t fish eat sperm and eggs of other dead fish, along with most any part of an animal or plant they can get their mouth on? Not only do they eat the eggs of dead fish, but the eggs of live fish too! > [@](#): > > I think most fish are scavengers and their guts can handle pretty much anything with nutrients. Probably a little human spooge is OK as long it’s not a staple of their diet. But I’m not a fishametician, I just play one on TV. I don’t feed them my sperm on a everyday basis. Maybe once a week. I also spice up their diet with de-shelled hemp seeds every now and then. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/65 "2004-04-07T23:12:06Z")
> [@GodSka](#): > > Wow, I never dreamed that revealing such a disgusting habit of mine could lead to free stuff! That’s awfully nice of you, SG! I sure could use it; the reason I tried it in the first place was that I’m unemployed at the moment, and running low on “normal” fish food. I pray there’s never a time in your life you never run low on “normal” baby food. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/66 "2004-04-08T00:11:33Z")
And _please_ - Don’t even **think** about getting a puppy. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/67 "2004-04-08T00:26:00Z")
> [@GodSka](#): > > I don’t feed them my sperm on a everyday basis. Maybe once a week. I also spice up their diet with de-shelled hemp seeds every now and then. There’s your answer. They are obviously stoned and have the munchies. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/68 "2004-04-08T00:31:29Z")
Fishing enthusiasts of the SDMB, take note. And try not to fall out of the boat while you’re doing your thing. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/69 "2004-04-08T00:48:13Z")
> [@GodSka](#): > > I have fed my guppies some of my sperm on several occasions, and they go absolutely nuts . . . Sluts ! I guess this could be kind of interesting from a sporting trajectory/distance pov: loop it in the tank from a sitting position and . . . . . score! ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/70 "2004-04-08T00:58:49Z")
goska: you are a sick freak. We should fix you up with the grandma who masturbates her parrot(savage love column) ---
**Author:** ![Thingol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Thingol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thingol)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/71 "2004-04-08T00:59:00Z")
> [@ltfire](#): > > …and no one has suggested that you pan fry it first, so, let me. See here! [Pan Fried Semen](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=198659&highlight=semen) ---
**Author:** ![GodSka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GodSka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GodSka)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/72 "2004-04-08T14:36:40Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > Fishing enthusiasts of the SDMB, take note. And try not to fall out of the boat while you’re doing your thing. But how would I get it to stay on the fish hook? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZombiesAteMyBrain)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/73 "2004-04-08T14:40:52Z")
> [@GodSka](#): > > But how would I get it to stay on the fish hook? 😕 Freeze it into sperm cubes??? Soak pieces of rice paper with it and then bait your hook with them??? ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/74 "2004-04-08T15:31:18Z")
> [@GodSka](#): > > But how would I get it to stay on the fish hook? 😕 That is why you must be a master baiter \. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/75 "2004-04-08T17:26:36Z")
Actually, I was thinking more of using it like chum. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/76 "2004-04-08T18:43:33Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > At least semen is all natural. Sure, but if you’re looking at going commercial, what you really want is the “organic” label. ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/77 "2004-04-08T19:08:20Z")
> [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](#): > > Freeze it into sperm cubes??? > > Soak pieces of rice paper with it and then bait your hook with them??? **Zombies** you’ve been thinking about this a lot, haven’t you? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/78 "2004-04-08T19:32:32Z")
I wonder if you could save a step by pan frying it with a hook. ---
**Author:** ![Jake4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/79 "2004-04-08T19:39:34Z")
> [@GodSka](#): > > But how would I get it to stay on the fish hook? > > > [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > > > That is why you must be a master baiter \. BWAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644/80 "2004-04-08T21:32:48Z")
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