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RE: cyclop-eeze
Hi
Robert,
I
bought a container of the cyclop-eeze some time back and tried it on FIL fry. I
had not intended to run this test, but my microworm culture had gone pretty much
south due to major neglect and because I had so few microworms left (about 6 of
them) it took a while to get another culture going. I suppose that I could have
hatched some BBS or fed some vinegar eels but I had the cyclop-eeze on hand so I
figured I would try it.
It
looked like all of the FIL ate the cyclop-eeze, over three weeks about 50% of
the fry died the others just did not noticeably grow. Once the microworms were
back on line the fish doubled their size in just a few days and fatalities
stopped.
I have
continued to use cyclop-eeze as a supplement to live foods some killies will
eat it others will not. Fp. species and Aphy's seem more likely to take it than some Nothos.
So
although I believe that it can be a useful supplement if your BBS are not
producing or if your microworms crash or you are short on time. But I would not
repeat my cyclop-eeze experiment. I imagine that results will vary to one
degree or another. Some fish will fare better than others but I keep
thinking that this product is not the substitute for BBS we are looking for.
I
understand that it also comes frozen, but then so does BBS. I tried frozen BBS
with bettas some time back, I lost all of the fry.They also grew very little and
then just died off.
So far
I do not think that there is a better fry food than BBS, although microworms and
vinegar eels come close.
I
believe it was Matt Kaufman who told me that healthy adult killies start with
healthy fry and for the healthiest fry you need BBS. I think he was most likely
right here. I have raised many killie fry (Aphy's Rivs and Fp's) on microworms
only and they have grown into healthy adults but they did grow noticeably
slower. As I hatch Nothos in large batches, I usually hatch BBS for their
first 3 weeks then switch them to white and grindel worms.
By the
way I just had a single Riv. Agilae hatch and as it looked very small I figured
I would try my new paramecium culture on it. It worked a treat. I had nice
first week growth and have moved the fish on to microworms, still doing well. I
will not hatch BBS for only one fish. I think that paramecium may be the most
overlooked fry food.
Best
regards,
~RJ~
I did
look at the Argent nutritional analysis report - and the prices - that
kind of put me off.
Robert J. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Robert J.
Goldstein & Associates, Inc.
Environmental Consultants
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Raleigh, NC 27616 USA
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