iodine and iodide ?

[kasaki89]

if they can be fatal if the shark is given it to consume , as Wet web media said , how would we supplement it in there food ? i know gelatin caps, but wouldn't that kill them , cause they are eating it?

 

[Zoodiver]

Can you post a link to where it's fatal?

I supplement a lot of my sharks / rays with iodine - they need it to survive propery (especially carpet sharks).

 

[kasaki89]

how do u give them it ? i would really love to know , and i was just reading it on wet web media , and thats what they said . . if sharks eat it directly it can be fatal instantly

 

[Zoodiver]

I put it in the food (pill from). I've never heard of anyone having iodine related deaths before.

I think I found the FAQ that you were reading.... was it the bamboo shark question where the guy dosed for crypt in his main tank?

I'm not sure of the background of the guy responding, but most of what he's saying I've never heard of, and I'm not sure I agree with fully. Iodine supplements are a MUST for carpet sharks who aren't getting live food. They will develop goiters if they lack in it. Every aquarium I've worked with adds iodine in supplement form (pill in food). Adding a reef supplement iodine is for coral that will draw it from the the water... sharks get it from their food - so a water additive will do nothing for them.

Just 2closing thoughts:
I'm reading more and typing this... that guy seems to really like the Scott Michael book "Sharks and Rays" which is really a terrible book when it comes to caring for sharks/ray in captive settings. Most of his facts and tank sizes are just plain wrong. He also says a lot of things that will kill sharks/rays that are actually great methods to treat some of them.
If you read further down in the FAQ section, they are saying to add idodine to prevent goiters (even a pic of a ray with one). Seems like that whole section needs a good proof-read.

 

[kasaki89]

i got small gelatin pills cases and put a drop of kents marine lugols solution iodine/iodide in the casing then tried to wrap it around squid but the shark would just eat the squid and shoot the pill out , like he knew it was there, is there a proper way of doing this so that shark eats it the squid with the pill

 

[kasaki89]

everytime i try feeeding him with a pill , he doesn't take it..

 

[Zoodiver]

You'll have to get creative. I've had sharks that would that. You can try soaking a food chunk in it as well.

 

[kasaki89]

so is lugols solution a good product to use?

 

[kasaki89]

also i put a drop of it on some whiting that i got for him , he ate it , how often should i give him iodine ?

 

[Zoodiver]

Once or twice a week. Doesn't have to be too often. Keep an eye out of unusual swelling (goiters)...especially around the mouth and base of the pec fins.