Vibrant colors on your fish

[thebiggerthebetter]

We talk about this too in that thread, I think. Anyway, there is no need whatsoever to peel crustaceans. Wholesome, natural foods are usually, if not always, the best. There are some minerals and other nutrients discarded when you peel - you are doing your cats a misfavor. Also, just like you need fiber, fish need roughage to keep a healthy and well functioning intestines. This is one reason pellets have ingredients made of feathers - pure roughage.

In the wild they eat crustaceans left and right, much more spiny, prickly, thicker-crusted, etc. etc.

 

[Adam Bunch]

Thanks for the input, i kind of figured this, but i tried switching them to unpeeled shrimp awhile back and they were not interested. I buy the shimp already peeled and they love it, but i think it's time to try to switch them to unpeeled whether they like it at first or not. For an RTC and TSN, they are picky eaters.

 

[Anchovie]

Do you enjoy eating shrimp cocktail? Lol my RTC loves when we make it because when you bite the shrimp off at the tail, he gets all the tails that are filled with that last bit of meat. Keeps his tail bright red with all that carotin and he gets his protein. But for a realistic approach for keeping his tail bright, I have a 10g aquarium with 2 female crayfish that breed with the 1 male, giving my RTC a few decent sized crays a week to supplement his hikari sinking carnivore diet.


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[thebiggerthebetter]

Yep, all my cats get shrimp tails too and love them dearly.

For an RTC and TSN, they are picky eaters.

Yes, that's unusual. It may be worth it to figure out why. Some of the usuall suspects

-- water quality (by far and large #1 reason)
-- illness/parasites
-- bad tank mates
-- inadequate aeration
-- trace metals or heavy metals in the water or other contaminants/toxins (lubricants; detergents, etc.)
-- overfeeding.

Just offering to think.

Also, this really doesn't belong here. If you wish, start a new thread, unless all is said already.

 

[BadDogsPa]

My fish all enjoy crunching up crayfish