Multivitamin suplement for fish.

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Human vitamins often huge amounts of zinc which can e hazardous to fish-Anne
VITAMINS and what they do
(If you want to suppliment vitamins use only vitamin products developed for fish
do not use vitamnins developed for humans use.)
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Fat Soluble Vitamins
VITAMIN A promotes cellular growth
Functions: - normal vision, cell growth and resistance to infection
Deficiencies: - poor growth, poor vision, abnormal bone formation and
hemorrhaging at the base of the fins
VITAMIN D3 important for developing bone
Functions: - calcium blood levels (?)
Deficiencies: - unknown
VITAMIN E important for the development of the sex organs in breeding fish
Functions: - antioxidant, may paly a role in muscle cell respiration
Deficiencies: - anemia and poor growth
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Water Soluble Vitamins
VITAMIN (B1)
Functions: - Thiamine-aids growth, digestion and fertility, nervous system
Deficiencies: - poor appetite, muscle atrophy, convulsions, loss of
equilibrium and poor growth
VITAMIN B2 Riboflavin- regulates enzymes
Functions: - vision, protein metabolism and enzyme functioning
Deficiencies: - photophobia, cloudy lens, dim vision, abnormal
colouration of the iris, striated constrictions on the
abdominal wall, dark pigmentation, poor appetite,
anemia and poor growth
VITAMIN B3 Nicotinic Acid-needed for proper digestion
Functions: - plays an important role in lipid, protein and amino
acid metabolism
Deficiencies: - loss of appetite, poor growth, lesions in colon,
erratic motion and weakness, edema of stomach and
colon
VITAMIN B5 Pantothenic Acid-controls metbolism and hormones
Functions: - adrenal functioning, cholersterol production, normal
physiology and metabolism
Deficiencies: - poor growth, sluggishness, clubbed gills, loss of
appetite, hemmorhagic skin and cellular atrophy
VITAMIN B6 Pyroxidine-enzymes and metabolism of protein
Functions: - plays a vital role in enzyme systems and protein
metabolism
Deficiencies: - nervous dissorders, fits, loss of appetite, poor
growth, rapid and gasping breathing, flexing of
opercles and hyperirritability
VITAMIN B12 Cyanocobalamin- metabolism
Functions: - enzyme systems, cholesterol metabolism
Deficiencies: - poor appetite, poor growth, anemia and dark
pigmentation
VITAMIN C Ascorbic Acid- formation fo teeth and bones , healing wounds and formation of
cartillage
Functions: - enzyme systems, bone, tooth and cartilage formation
and healing
Deficiencies: - hemorrhagic shin, kidneys, liver, intestine and muscle
tissue, eye lesions and scoliosis of the spine
VITAMIN H Biotin- promotes cell growth
Functions: - enzyme systems, purine and lipid synthesis, oxidation
of lipids and carbohydrates
Deficiencies: - loss of appetite, poor growth, anemia, skin lesions
and muscle atrophy
VITAMIN M Folic Acid- formation of blood and metabolism
Functions: - blood cell formation, blood glucose regulation and
fish metabolism
Deficiencies: - poor growth, lethargy, dark skin, anemia and fragility
of the caudal fin
CHOLIN growth and breakdown nutrients (fat) regulating glucose
Functions: - good growth and food conversion
Deficiencies: - poor growth, poor food conversion, hemorrhagic kidney
and intestine
INOSITOL permeability of cell membrane
Deficiencies: - poor growth, distended stomach, skin lesions and
increased gastric emptying time
p-AMINOBENZOID ACID- stimulates growth (not proven essential)
Deficiencies: - no abnormal indication in growth, appetite and
mortality
 
DeLgAdO;573728;573728 said:
i was gunna say that

these baby vitamins are fortified for human infants, not fish, so the level of nutrients they may contain may be too much for fish
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thanks.
checked the vitamins for baby i bought and these are the contents
Vit a, Vit d1, vit e, Vit b1, Vit b2, Niacin, Vit b 6, Vit b12 and Vit cc :)
also bought a pack of sera activant :)
 
I'm impressed that you took the time to type in all of that info. I've printed it out for future reference. I'm wondering about your choice of words in the first sentence though.

Human vitamins often huge amounts of zinc which can e hazardous to fish
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I took that to mean you think that human vitamins often contain huge amounts of zinc and wish to state that zinc can be hazardous to fish.

I wasn't referring to adult multi-vitamins. The conversation was about BABY vitamins. Are you saying that ABDEC vitamins contain huge amounts of zinc?? I think they make a bottle with iron and one without iron. I don't remember zinc being listed.

I used to run a fish store. I carried the vitamin supplement by Aquatronics for customers too lazy to go buy baby vitamins. The product was always covered by dust when it arrived at the store. I had quite a few doctors as customers. Some were pediatric specialists. I asked many of them about using baby vitamins and in EACH CASE was assured that baby vitamins were superior to generic tropical fish vitamins AND, if purchased at a store that turned their product fast, would be much fresher too. I'm ready to learn something new though. Can you turn me on to a reference source to correct my view?
 
''I took that to mean you think that human vitamins often contain huge amounts of zinc and wish to state that zinc can be hazardous to fish.''correct.
''I'm impressed that you took the time to type in all of that info.'' Don't too impressed thats something you type once and save for future reference.Its part of a larger piece of work I have done elsewhere.
As for the zinc reference I'll need to dig thru my notes tolocate the information its in correspondence with someone about ''copper'' sensitive fish.-Anne
 
Neither of the two most popular oral baby vitamins, ABDEC or Poly-Vi-Sol, contain zinc. Poly-Vi-Sol does offer one choice with a mineral supplement, iron. They offer a bottle with iron and one without iron.
i've saoked hikar gold pellets in baby vitamins
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The initial post discussed BABY vitamins. I realize that the thread title mentioned multivitamins but after spending a few minutes on the site most of us have found that the thread title often has little or no connection with the content OR has no indication of the content.
Barring NEW info from anyone, Beblondie included, I stand by my statement that BABY VITAMINS are a superior choice to the vitamins available at a LFS.

BTW, I've been looking for info on the nutrient requirements of freshwater tropical fish, if anyone has a good info resource I'd appreciate you turning me on to it. Dan
 
up up, Btw how is zinc harmful to fish?
Last night i tried Childrens clusivol, my son's multivitamins , found it in the fridge :)
so far my rays ate the fish soaked in the multivitamins.
 
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