Soak brine in salmon fat

[Bagabaga]

Just wanted to see if anyone fed their fish with foods soaked in fresh salmon oil. I rendered the fat from some salmon belly scraps and wanted any input if they think it's a good idea. Do salmon harbor any heavy metal toxins in their belly fat?

 

[WLachnit]

Well...salmon are not on the top of the food chain unlike fish such as Tuna. So, I would think that it would be minimal, but just an educated guess.

 

[Reef_World]

I would never soak my food in anything but garlic extreme

 

[scooter31707]

I would never soak my food in anything but garlic extreme

This neither, as it has been proven that garlic can cause organ problems for fish. I usually soak my food in Selcon or Vita-chem.

 

[Reef_World]

This neither, as it has been proven that garlic can cause organ problems for fish. I usually soak my food in Selcon or Vita-chem.

wow, that I did not know. I always mixed my food with a few drops of garlic extreme to give the fish some appetite.

 

[Bagabaga]

And I read that selcon is vitamins b12 and C with a hufa omega-3 fatty acids. I am assuming that rendered clean salmon oil from the belly section should have all the fatty acids from the fish that selcon would have. Unfortunately it doesn't have the vitamins that it also provided. Selcon to me looks like a salmon or fish oil that has been emulsified with a stabilizer and vitamin enriched fluid. Would my assumption be correct?

 

[Rilelen]

If you have the salmon fat anyway, I don't *think* it should be an issue re: heavy metals, but I'll wait for someone more knowledgeable to chime in. My understanding is that you're correct on the Selcon. I usually soak in Vita-chem or selcon.

 

[Baldguy]

I soak food in fish oil. The pharmaceutical kind people take as supplements. That would be the safest way. A pure product with no contaminates.