nutrition content of shrimp...

[channarox]

When you do frequent water change, there should be calcium in your water source.... at least here in socal... there is abundant calcium and fluoride in water supply, good for your bone and teeth.

well i'll have to check on that...
imma buy feeders now...

 

[Druu]

I am not sure what Ikaite is... but seems like scientists are trying to find out, too.

anhydrous calcium carbonates... even with the name Calcium in the name does not mean they are bio available to use by animals...... they may remain in crystal form and get pooped out...

ie.. there is tons of Iron in spinish, but it is not bio-available to be obsorbed by human...

http://www.cins.ca/aca/ikaite.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikaite

I am trying to find out that answer myself, too. Very interesting... I haven't been talking to couple of my " supposedly very smart friends.." but so far the answer is still no calcium in shell...

My response was to this post. The article I linked to suggests that the shell breaks down into calcium carbonate.

 

[SaltyCrak]

Thanks to everyone for their valuable input.
I was under the impression that a "strictly prawn" diet for my Channa was all good.
(I do give him a juicy goldfish once a week as a treat )
But I guess I need to do some more research on the topic.

 

[channarox]

just gave my bass feeders....they seemed to forget its their favourite food....
and they didnt hit very hard.
they ate pellets better...
DAMN YOU HIKARI!

 

[SaltyCrak]

just gave my bass feeders....they seemed to forget its their favourite food....
and they didnt hit very hard.
they ate pellets better...
DAMN YOU HIKARI!

Damn dude, your fish have gone retarded
My problem is that my guy doesn't eat pellets. He also doesn't want to eat anything that doesn't move. He'd spit pellets out.

 

[channarox]

Damn dude, your fish have gone retarded
My problem is that my guy doesn't eat pellets. He also doesn't want to eat anything that doesn't move. He'd spit pellets out.

i know...my fish are too fat to get off their bums and take down the feeders....