[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Carpentersreef

I brought this up earlier this year.

Here's a discussion with some good analysis links:


http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.ph...highlight=hufa

Mitch

not realy much of a discussion , bunch of banner waving but yes the freshwater mysis have a higher fat level and that what I am talking about is it to much fat for a proper diet? We all know that compared to the wild a fish gets way more food in a tank than they would in the ocean because of us feeding them a ton... I have cut back my feedings once again. but if you were to eat your normal diet but have 5 steaks every day for dinner would that be healthy? would we get fat, yup just like people say there fish do when they feed them tons

heck we all saw the pic of my over weight blennie, well he died. my theory is that because he is a primary film algae eater the copious amount of mysis he was eating caused a proteen / fat intake level that was way to high for his digestive system to handle and this eventualy led to his death. so I killed him with kindness.

so now my tank gets feed pellets every 3rd day, mysis/plankton once a week, and the tang and foxface get and algae sheet twice a week (they pick the rocks the rest of the time.) I do feed my clown in a tank by himself and the chromis a tiny pinch every night but just enuf that they eat it befor the big pigs can get to it. Sence I started this 3 months ago they have slimed a bit and look good, not skinny not fat but firm and solid looking.

Steve