Hi RD,
Although, I've only only limited experience with CP, a few months, does not mean that it's only been used in the tropical fish industry for a few months. This stuff have been used for many years in SE Asia where many may have done their own private sturdy, just like what I'm doing now, and do not publish it because it's not "accredited". The inclusion rates that I've recommended on my website is from many years of experimenting with the stuff, and by many not just 1 or 2 (not by me off course), and as far as they're concerns it have not shown any adverse effects. However, I'm NOT going to say that it have no long termed effects. Like you said, longer study from an "accredited" institution may prove otherwise.
IMO, This inclusion rate is from commercial breeders, where they need to bring color up quickly (5-10 days) for resale. A lesser inclusion rate will work just as well, just takes a bit longer. My experience with Naturose, with discus, was it's did not worked well for me, it turned my discus orange, which i do do not like, CP give me the red that I'm looking for.
You do not have to treat it that often. Depending on condition one keep their fishes in, the most is every 3 months. IME, it have been 2+ months, since the time I've fed my discus with CP, and the color is still great. At this rate, I would not have to treat them again for 4 more months or longer.
Your economic analogy is invalid, You only need to make enough for your fishes to consume in 10 days. For my 4 discus, I've used, no more than, .2g (200mg). With 2 grams package ($9.99) it would last me at least 3 years. I would probably end up throwing 1/2 of it away due to expiration.
Again, I'm just a hobbyists, I cannot paid for a "non-biased 3rd party study", I don't even think many studies are non-bias at all, big pharmaceutical company paid for their so called "3 rd party" study all the time. Or have 2kg to send to a "non-biased" person, like yourself, to have a study, like Cyanotech Corp.
Tony
Although, I've only only limited experience with CP, a few months, does not mean that it's only been used in the tropical fish industry for a few months. This stuff have been used for many years in SE Asia where many may have done their own private sturdy, just like what I'm doing now, and do not publish it because it's not "accredited". The inclusion rates that I've recommended on my website is from many years of experimenting with the stuff, and by many not just 1 or 2 (not by me off course), and as far as they're concerns it have not shown any adverse effects. However, I'm NOT going to say that it have no long termed effects. Like you said, longer study from an "accredited" institution may prove otherwise.
IMO, This inclusion rate is from commercial breeders, where they need to bring color up quickly (5-10 days) for resale. A lesser inclusion rate will work just as well, just takes a bit longer. My experience with Naturose, with discus, was it's did not worked well for me, it turned my discus orange, which i do do not like, CP give me the red that I'm looking for.
Right, and when that wears off, then it's another 5-10 days, and when that wears off then another 5-10 days, and so on & so on & so on.....Quote:
They only supplementing with this dosage for a period of 5 - 10 days.
From an economical point of view, IMO it also makes absolutely no sense to spend $30 on 10 grams of CP to spray on 4 lb's of pellet feed, when you can get the results seen in the previous photos posted by spending $50 on 5 lb's of a premium fish food.
You do not have to treat it that often. Depending on condition one keep their fishes in, the most is every 3 months. IME, it have been 2+ months, since the time I've fed my discus with CP, and the color is still great. At this rate, I would not have to treat them again for 4 more months or longer.
Your economic analogy is invalid, You only need to make enough for your fishes to consume in 10 days. For my 4 discus, I've used, no more than, .2g (200mg). With 2 grams package ($9.99) it would last me at least 3 years. I would probably end up throwing 1/2 of it away due to expiration.
You have not provide any non-biased 3rd party proof that it's unsafe, either.Yet you cannot supply a single non-biased 3rd party feed trial from an accredited institution that supports that statement.
Again, I'm just a hobbyists, I cannot paid for a "non-biased 3rd party study", I don't even think many studies are non-bias at all, big pharmaceutical company paid for their so called "3 rd party" study all the time. Or have 2kg to send to a "non-biased" person, like yourself, to have a study, like Cyanotech Corp.
Tony