First Bites

[2fast2slow]

Since everyone says that in our days now, companys are able to make food with more nutrition then anything live. So with that said why is it that everyone feeds there fry baby brine shrimp instead of products made for fry such as Hikari First Bites???

 

[scorp]

Since most of our fish are predatory, some of them just don't eat anything else than live when young!

 

[swede]

thats a very generalized statement. plus, you can't expect one type of food to fit all types of fry

 

[packer43064]

My tadpoles LOVE First Bites, lol.

 

[golfboy25]

I have had no problem with first bites with my cichlids. Acutally they have no problem eating it.

 

[Citrinellus]

I'll get some nutrition facts. I'm pretty sure bbs and cyclop-eeze beat first bites.

 

[Citrinellus]

Hikari First Bites...
Crude Protein-min. 48%
Crude Fat-min. 3%
Crude Fiber-max. 1%
Moisture-max. 10%
Crude Ash-max. 15%
I got the nutrition data here, http://www.hikari.info/tropical/t_13.html.

Cyclop-eeze...
Protein-60%
Lipid-35
Ash-3
Carbohydrate-2
Astaxanthin-3000ppm
Canthaxanthin-15ppm
18:3n3(Linolenic Acid)-10.45%
20:5n3 (EPA)-11.74%
22:6n3 (DHA)-11.09%
Enzyme Activity (Superoxide Dismutase)-30,000

Brine shrimp, I could only find the adults nutrition...
Protein-73%
Lipid-18
Ash-5
Carbohydrate-3
Astaxanthin-<D.L.
Canthaxanthin-102ppm
18:3n3(Linolenic Acid)-1.3%
20:5n3 (EPA)-0.25%
22:6n3 (DHA)-2.7%
Enzyme Activity (Superoxide Dismutase)-22,500

I got the nutrition data for both Cyclop-eeze and Brine shrimp here, http://www.argent-labs.com/argentwebsite/cyclopeeze.htm.

Now the question is, "Why arn't you using Cyclop-eeze." I personally use decapsulated brine shrimp. Its easy to use, has higher nutrition than standard baby brine shrimp, but is on the costly side.

 

[crenicichlacrazy]

Hikari First Bites...
Crude Protein-min. 48%
Crude Fat-min. 3%
Crude Fiber-max. 1%
Moisture-max. 10%
Crude Ash-max. 15%
I got the nutrition data here, http://www.hikari.info/tropical/t_13.html.

Cyclop-eeze...
Protein-60%
Lipid-35
Ash-3
Carbohydrate-2
Astaxanthin-3000ppm
Canthaxanthin-15ppm
18:3n3(Linolenic Acid)-10.45%
20:5n3 (EPA)-11.74%
22:6n3 (DHA)-11.09%
Enzyme Activity (Superoxide Dismutase)-30,000

Brine shrimp, I could only find the adults nutrition...
Protein-73%
Lipid-18
Ash-5
Carbohydrate-3
Astaxanthin-<D.L.
Canthaxanthin-102ppm
18:3n3(Linolenic Acid)-1.3%
20:5n3 (EPA)-0.25%
22:6n3 (DHA)-2.7%
Enzyme Activity (Superoxide Dismutase)-22,500

I got the nutrition data for both Cyclop-eeze and Brine shrimp here, http://www.argent-labs.com/argentwebsite/cyclopeeze.htm.

Now the question is, "Why arn't you using Cyclop-eeze." I personally use decapsulated brine shrimp. Its easy to use, has higher nutrition than standard baby brine shrimp, but is on the costly side.

How do you get a breeding population of Cyclop-eeze and how do you raise them?

 

[Citrinellus]

How do you get a breeding population of Cyclop-eeze and how do you raise them?

http://www.cyclop-eeze.com/online_store.php, but they're a lot more reasonable priced here http://jehmco.com/html/cyclop-eeze.html. They come freeze-dried in a can, frozen, and in wafers.

 

[2fast2slow]

oh ok looks like cyclop is the best, i actually have some frozen punch out cyclop left over from when i breed livebearers.