Re: [GSAS-Member] vitamins was Wounded fish

[Michael Byroads <byroads73@yahoo.com>]

I find this to be a very interesting tip.  Thanks Steev.

--- On Wed, 7/22/09, Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] vitamins was Wounded fish
To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 1:40 PM



Um, briefly:



> 
> What is it supposed to do?  

Vitamins are good when you or your fish are not feeling well.

Do the same vitamins support fish as support
> humans?  


Pretty much, yes.

>Do vitamins breakdown into the water?  Cab the fish access the
> vitamins this way?  


A lot of the vitamins can be absorbed from the water, Yes.

>Could there be anything in a one-a-day that might harm
> fish?

Not really. An overdose is unlikely espe3cially when you dose them as I 
mentioned,
since the vitamins that dissolve into the water are mostly non-toxic, except for
extreme doses of Niacin - just like with people. I've had good luck doing this.

> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> 
> On 7/20/09 10:59 AM, "Steev Ward" <steevward@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > You take a vitamin tablet (like a One-A-Day multivitamin that has the
> > Recommended Daily
> > Allowance of a bunch of different vitamins in it) and you break it up a 
> > little
> > and
> > throw it in the tank. I use one tablet for about twenty gallons.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Steev
> > 
> 
> 
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