Re: Comments on this post...

[mickey3@intergate.ca]

Just read what your average flake food is made up of, especially Alaskan
made Omega one....I've been feeding my fish frozen krill and beef heart for
ages now and they are healthy and good breeders.

At 12:52 PM 4/22/00 +1000, you wrote:
>This post was submitted to my dwarf cichlid discussion forum
> http://www3.bravenet.com/forum/show.asp?usernum=4227733772 ) today:
>
>"Hi would appreciate your opinions on this advice that was given yesterday.
>Some of us prepare our own foods using a variety of marine foods (eg shrimp,
>mussels, fish fillets, whitebait, whatever..).
>
>I was told yesterday that such a diet will kill our fish - firstly the
>"meat" will have a fair amount of "complex salts" in it that will interfere
>with the thyroid and iodine update. Secondly the "meat" has a significant
>component of oils which will affect the liver and spleen and cause internal
>damage. He said that this will particularly affect our dwarf cichlids which
>are largely vegetarian.
>
>This guy, who has bred and sold fish for 33 years, usually gives good advice
>but as a businessman is also partly $ driven... "
>
>What are the thoughts of others?
>
>Regards,
>
>Simon Voorwinde
>
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