Datnoid on spriulina

[Galantspeedz]

Total 3 datnoids and all eat different pellets

But what is surprising is there was 2 on a China bottom feeder pellets but now prefers the spriulina sinking wafers I just bought from china

This wafer was supposed to be given to cichlids and pleco as a substitute for greens

From what I see, major ingredients are Antarctic krill, spriulina, prawn meal and wheat

Does anybody else's datnoid like spriulina?







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Oh and a feeder pb started eating carnisticks too lol

 

[tlindsey]

Total 3 datnoids and all eat different pellets

But what is surprising is there was 2 on a China bottom feeder pellets but now prefers the spriulina sinking wafers I just bought from china

This wafer was supposed to be given to cichlids and pleco as a substitute for greens

From what I see, major ingredients are Antarctic krill, spriulina, prawn meal and wheat

Does anybody else's datnoid like spriulina?

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I have a Datnoid that will eat a variety of pellet also including the pellet with Spirulina. That's a great that the Datnoids eat the pellets containing Spirulina.

 

[krichardson]

Being trained onto them,my dats will eat most pellets,even those that my cichla will refuse .I don't make it a point to give them spirulina on a regular basis but I have given them NLS Algae Max pellets on a few occasions when I have run out of other foods for them.

 

[Galantspeedz]

I have a Datnoid that will eat a variety of pellet also including the pellet with Spirulina. That's a great that the Datnoids eat the pellets containing Spirulina.

Yes but would have been better if they all eat the same pellets lol

Being trained onto them,my dats will eat most pellets,even those that my cichla will refuse .I don't make it a point to give them spirulina on a regular basis but I have given them NLS Algae Max pellets on a few occasions when I have run out of other foods for them.

Can't afford NLS so have to use made in china spriulina .. even my pb eat them... the smallest one

 

[krichardson]

Can't afford NLS so have to use made in china spriulina .. even my pb eat them... the smallest one

The stuff is high and I probably won't be buying too much more of it as my silver dollars which is who I bought it for seem to do well enough on other foods.

 

[Galantspeedz]

The stuff is high and I probably won't be buying too much more of it as my silver dollars which is who I bought it for seem to do well enough on other foods.

long term wise will be too expensive especially since it is imported.... so far not much issues with other foods... most times seems more like user error, i.e ME.... lol

 

[Vancouver_98683]

There’s really no benefit to giving these predators algae wafers. It’s like feeding a lion a salad! Lol. It’s a kool that a dat is willing to take. That means it’ll eat a freakin pellet. Excluding my Silver. Mine won’t touch it. Lol

 

[Galantspeedz]

It's for the pleco

 

[RD.]

There’s really no benefit to giving these predators algae wafers. It’s like feeding a lion a salad! Lol. It’s a kool that a dat is willing to take. That means it’ll eat a freakin pellet. Excluding my Silver. Mine won’t touch it. Lol

That’s actually not true. In the wild a predator eats the entire prey, gut content and all. That stomach content in aquatic prey will typically contain smaller organisms, including some form of aquatic plant matter. That micro-algae contains numerous vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and it contains immune-stimulating properties. There has been a lot of research in utilizing spirulina, along with other micro-alage, in commercial aquaculture over the past 25 years.

https://thefishsite.com/articles/th...rties-of-spirulina-and-its-use-in-aquaculture

Spirulina is high in mineral content, and ash, so certainly not something that one wants to feed a LOT of, to a predatory species, but I certainly wouldn't say that there is no benefit in a predatory species eating it. Quite the opposite.

 

[Vancouver_98683]

That’s actually not true. In the wild a predator eats the entire prey, gut content and all. That stomach content in aquatic prey will typically contain smaller organisms, including some form of aquatic plant matter. That micro-algae contains numerous vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and it contains immune-stimulating properties. There has been a lot of research in utilizing spirulina, along with other micro-alage, in commercial aquaculture over the past 25 years.

https://thefishsite.com/articles/th...rties-of-spirulina-and-its-use-in-aquaculture

Spirulina is high in mineral content, and ash, so certainly not something that one wants to feed a LOT of, to a predatory species, but I certainly wouldn't say that there is no benefit in a predatory species eating it. Quite the opposite.

Great detailed info RD as always. It was terrible sarcasm on my part. A lion would never eat a salad. It would be the deer that just had the salad. Lol.