how do you fatten seahorses?
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reefD
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yeah! seahorses should be fed at least twice aday some say three times is even better. also soak the mysis in a food addative like zelcon. ussually you just thaw out some mysis and then soak in a small cup with zelcon for about 10 minutes or so. some say the longer the better. my buddy thaws out a few cubes then nets out all the mysis from the water. then he puts that in a bowl and adds some drops of zelcon he mixes it up then refrezee. later he chips off what he needs and thaws .
pledosophy
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I would stay away from thawing and then refeezing. JMO Sanitarty issuses and all.
Multiple feedings is best. Personally IME I am not a fan of enrichments unless you are gutloading the shrimp prior to feeding. Just soaking does very little IMO. It does work for many so I'm not saying don't do it, or that it is bad, just IME I did not notice a benefit.
Multiple feedings is best. Personally IME I am not a fan of enrichments unless you are gutloading the shrimp prior to feeding. Just soaking does very little IMO. It does work for many so I'm not saying don't do it, or that it is bad, just IME I did not notice a benefit.
reefD
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thats true but think about when we go to a meeting and make filter foods. we use all kinds of frozen foods like frozen sqiud ...shrimp..etc blend them up then refreeze. i dont disagree cause i would never defrost shrimp and refreeze any for cocktails. but i think its okay for the use of our tanks nits not healthy for a human being fine for a fish/inverts. you can also add something to it i forget what its called to keep it fresh longer...its a powder. in anycase ive seen people do this without any harm to thgier reef. i dont do it. anyways as far as soaking the food the seahorse does in fact benefit from this ....not as much as gut loading but its certainly an option verses not doing either at all.
pledosophy
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I would not refreeze seafood and reuse.
Seafoods contain Omega3 and Omega 6 oils. These are long chain fatty acids that will break down into short chain fatty acids, becoming rancid, very quickly by thawing and then refreezing.
The vitamins E & C will also begin to break down very quickly.
Just curiuos, how long have you had your seahorse? Where did you get it?
Seafoods contain Omega3 and Omega 6 oils. These are long chain fatty acids that will break down into short chain fatty acids, becoming rancid, very quickly by thawing and then refreezing.
The vitamins E & C will also begin to break down very quickly.
Just curiuos, how long have you had your seahorse? Where did you get it?
