You're a step ahead of the game 32!
Yeah, the problem is I am trying to get rid all my fish in that 75G before the Oscar is big enough to move in. I have six 7" discus.
You're a step ahead of the game 32!
You're saying I should avoid a quick bath in the microwave to soften it up on the inside and just give it to them thawed in hot water instead?What does adding terrestrial based plant matter do for a fish, that by nature is designed to eat aquatic plant matter as a side dish?
Aquatic based plant matter, such as spirulina, kelp, etc is the way to go. Terrestrial based plant matter, especially uncooked, contains anti-nutritional matter, such as tannins, protease inhibitors, saponins, cyanogens, and phytic acid, which when consumed in excess can have a very negative effect on the growth & overall health of fish.
The heat from processing will reduce most of this anti-nutritional matter, but even then most fish can only digest & assimilate so much terrestrial based plant matter. All of this has been well documented in commercial aquaculture for many years.
I think he is saying aquatic plants are a better alternative then terrestrial plants which would make sense as the only time a fish would eat a terrestrial plant is during the flood seasonYou're saying I should avoid a quick bath in the microwave to soften it up on the inside and just give it to them thawed in hot water instead?
I do peas, lima beans and romaine 2x a week, tops. The rest of their diet is shrimp, krill, pellets, flakes, etc.