Nutritional value of various foodstuffs...

[Mean_Chlorine]

I though maybe people might want to have a look at this:

http://www.ifga.org/articles/feeding6.htm

One must of course allow for guppies being small omnivores, and most
of the results are common-sensical (e.g. that a varied diet is better
than the single best food; and frozen is more nutritious than freeze
dried), but that whiteworms score so low, and beefheart so high,
surprised me.

I'm actually a bit wary of the beefheart results, due to some bad
personal experiences.

Still, interesting results, no?

[NetMax]

"Mean_Chlorine" > wrote in message
om...
> I though maybe people might want to have a look at this:
>
> http://www.ifga.org/articles/feeding6.htm
>
> One must of course allow for guppies being small omnivores, and most
> of the results are common-sensical (e.g. that a varied diet is better
> than the single best food; and frozen is more nutritious than freeze
> dried), but that whiteworms score so low, and beefheart so high,
> surprised me.
>
> I'm actually a bit wary of the beefheart results, due to some bad
> personal experiences.
>
> Still, interesting results, no?


Also a trend to less females as the birth rate declines. Thanks for
pointing out the info. Perhaps the high productivity with bloodworms is
partly due to its similarity to a natural Guppy food (midge fly larvae to
mosquito larvae). It's probably got the right mix of amino acids and
proteins for their short intestinal tracts to take advantage of. It
probably correlates well to other species which take advantage of insect
larvae (tetras, minnow etc), but not to larger mid-water omnivores.

OT, I hope Frank's advice 'mysterious disease' proved useful.
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[OldTownSta]

Very interesting! The frozen beefheart I've bought from LFS's has seemed to be
in larger chunks (after thawing) than other frozen food (brine shrimp, blood
worms, daphnia).

I was guessing that the smaller fish in my tanks were not getting much out of
it, and concerned that the larger chunks might rot in the tank. (There are some
larger fish in the tank, including a pair of angels & a black ghost knife that
seemed pretty able to pick apart the larger pieces)

Are these concerns valid (assuming I'm not overfeeding), or can I go back to
including beefheart in the tank diet? (And, nope, sorry, I'm just not
committed enough to grind up the beef heart finer nor chase down uneaten chunks
for removal from the tank.

TIA for any advice! -- Jim

[NetMax]

"OldTownSta" > wrote in message
...
> Very interesting! The frozen beefheart I've bought from LFS's has
seemed to be
> in larger chunks (after thawing) than other frozen food (brine shrimp,
blood
> worms, daphnia).
>
> I was guessing that the smaller fish in my tanks were not getting much
out of
> it, and concerned that the larger chunks might rot in the tank. (There
are some
> larger fish in the tank, including a pair of angels & a black ghost
knife that
> seemed pretty able to pick apart the larger pieces)
>
> Are these concerns valid (assuming I'm not overfeeding), or can I go
back to
> including beefheart in the tank diet? (And, nope, sorry, I'm just not
> committed enough to grind up the beef heart finer nor chase down
uneaten chunks
> for removal from the tank.
>
> TIA for any advice! -- Jim

It's too bad that you didn't mention the manufacturer so that anyone with
personal experience could add their comments. I like the frozen
beefheart for exactly the characteristics you mentioned. I can drop a
chunk into a tank and the fish (ie: Discus) can pick at it for an hour.
After it softens up, I find the Brochis cats can usually tear it apart,
and while the larger fish are eating, smaller fish get the bits floating
around. This is with Sally's Beefheart, so ymmv. I wouldn't grind it,
but feed smaller portions, and vary their diet. With well-fed fish on a
varied diet (at least 3 items), I don't worry about missed meals. I'm
more concerned with uneaten food, but I'll leave beefheart & bloodworms
alone for several hours without concern (though bloodworms don't usually
hang around for very long ;~).

It's great when the BGK eats beefheart. I think I could train one to eat
this from my fingers.
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