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Old 04-27-2009, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by zoaElite View Post
Green to play Devils advocite (as much as I agree with you moose is not something I would feed to my fish) is any of the food we really feed to our reefs natural? Yes Brine shrimp and krill do come from the ocean but is it born frozen or freeze dried? Each individual organism in our tank I'm sure has a VASTLY different diet than what we provide for them but they still seem to survive in our systems. Red meat does have a vast amount of different protiens and enzymes in it though, so introducing it to a reef system could cause some problems.
Levi
Changing the state of the foods doesnt change the nutrient combinations found in the food. yes, through heating/freezing some of the amino acids which make up the proteins in the meats will break down/change, but they dont turn into entirely different molecular chains. If we are feeding bits and pieces of animals from their natural environment, they are still getting a more correct mix of nutrients. Just playing devil's advocate right back

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Chris
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