Re: Three Foods

["Vince Sbarra" <killydad at hotmail_com>]

>From: Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: Re: Three Foods
>Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:11:38 -0700
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>Vince Sbarra wrote:
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>>Imagine you are to go on a space ship (You can take your killies but are 
>>only allowed to take three foods to feed them. Which three would you take?
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>>BBS
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>Great only for relatively large babies. Many so-called "difficult" species 
>have smaller eggs and babies, and need infusoria/green-water as starting 
>foods. Since the larger babies eat them, too, I'd have that as my smallest 
>food size. Lets me take more species, and no killinut goes without too many 
>species. Right?

Right - we tend to be obsessive :-) - do you think I could "accidentially" 
get the benefits of infusoria by having java moss in my tanks? Then I could 
have my three foods in addition - or is that cheeting? ;-)
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>>(2)Grindall Worms
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>I, too, like Grindals. They can be selectively harvested to make any size 
>from microworm-like baby bites to SJO food.

No argument here. :O
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>>(3) Frozen insect larva
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>I do not like the vast bulk of frozen foods I have tried. Unless they are 
>cryo-frozen (like SFBB) they tend to burst and leak away most of their 
>nutrients in a cloud that just fouls the water. Bloodworms are dangerous, 
>but do well if the QC is good and you are not getting frozen dead and 
>spoiled worms. Hikari and SFBB have been good, there.
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>For staple maintenance diet, I would stock up on a good brand of 
>Brine-Shrimp Flake food. I have never had a killy refuse to eat the Sanders 
>or BS Direct flakes, if introduced properly.
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>I would add a source of veggies, as most killies need some. If lots of 
>plants and algae are not included, frozen zucchini work pretty well. Blanch 
>small pieces in the microwave and squeeze out enough air that they sink.
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>Oops. That's four. OK take a mix of 1/3 spirulina flakes and 2/3 brine 
>shrimp flakes. :-)

Well dry food is lighter then frozen - That would help my argument for more 
fish - not a bad idea. ;-)
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>>What do you think? Shoot away I think I can take it.
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>Bang! You're dead already. Just don't feel it yet. ;-)
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>Wright

Ouch but only 2 out of three ??? ;O
Vince
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