What food brings out the best color in your fish?
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Actually, that's not necessarily true. In some cases excess vitamins can lead to hypervitaminosis, a condition which over time can lead to toxicity. This is especially true with fat-soluble vitamins due to their ability to accumulate in the body, hence they generally have a higher potential for toxicity than do water soluble vitamins.
That, and one is pretty much watching their fish piss good money down the drain if one is already feeding a high quality pellet. If feeding fresh/frozen as the staple that's a different story.
That, and one is pretty much watching their fish piss good money down the drain if one is already feeding a high quality pellet. If feeding fresh/frozen as the staple that's a different story.
RD, what are your thoughts on feeding human astaxanthin capsuals suppliments to fish? I was told that the super red oscars were actually born albino reds then fed it in high quantity? Not that im a fan but curious as to whether that's the case?
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In Asia it is common practice to boost colors artificially, either through the use of hormones (via the water) or via the feed with substances such as Carophyll Pink, or Carophyll Red, which are synthetic forms of astaxanthin. Unless ones fish are genetic weaklings, and/or one feeds a really poor diet, there's really no reason to use things such as astaxanthin capsules as supplements. A high quality commercial food is already full of all of the natural color enhancers a fish needs to look its best, ditto to vitamins & minerals.
The fish shown below were raised on an exclusive diet of the same commercial pellets. The photo of the Discus were taken under cheap shop lights with $2 fl tubes.
The fish shown below were raised on an exclusive diet of the same commercial pellets. The photo of the Discus were taken under cheap shop lights with $2 fl tubes.
NLS marine. Wether it be flakes, pellets, ect.. fed along with your staple food a couple times a week. ill probly get flamed for feeding marine food to my tropicals, but in my personal experience that seems to make a big difference.
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