Re: [APD] !!!Warning (DOC of the feline variety)!!!

["Justin Collins" <jucollin at du_edu>]

Ouch.  Should the cat find itself in the tank and leave some, um, gifts
behind, would you consider the use of kitty castings as worthwhile? :-)

Justin Collins

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Randall" <krandall at rdrcpa_biz>
To: <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 9:20 AM
Subject: [APD] !!!Warning (DOC of the feline variety)!!!


> >> A mass of cat fur can be a good foundation for riccia and similar
plants.
> If your cat is a shorthair it might be hard to get enough fur, but hair
> balls can be a good alternative.<<
>
> I have to warn you about one serious danger in using any part of a DOC
> either as a nitrogen source or as a matrix for plant growth.  Do not, I
> repeat, DO NOT use a recently flea-powdered kitten.  I can tell you from
sad
> personal experience that after placing a contaminated DOC (well, I didn't
> place her, she got in there on her own) in a 75G tank for only a split
> second, (she got out pretty fast on her own too) ALL the fish were dead
> within minutes, in spite of the fact that I continuously flushed the tank
as
> fast as I could.
>
> Personally, I would stick to more "main stream" fertilizer sources, like
> rabbit turds.
>
> Karen
>
>
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