Hobbyists may believe feeding herbivores a diet of exclusively algae or seaweed more ‘natural’ and beneficial than a pellet or flake food. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
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The key to choosing the right diet for your aquarium companions is understanding a bit about how your fish’s bodies utilize the nutrients you provide via your choice of foods. So let’s take a look…
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When it comes to carbohydrates and fats in the keeping aquarium fish healthy, we have to take a look at the life of the fish in an enclosed aquarium environment, as well as the way in which tropical fish utilize these building blocks of life…
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Vitamins, minerals and trace elements are an essential component of aquarium diets and their presence or absence has a strong role in the health of fish, including disorders such as fin, lateral line and head erosion.
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Garlic is the subject of a wealth of myths and misinformation, including fears of it’s long term effects. As an ingredient, there is real research into the benefits for general immune system health and parasite resistance.
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In many ways, fish food is like an interweaving basket, remove one strand, and the whole thing can unravel. There is no one single ingredient that has more value than all others. Each and every ingredient used to make up a premium fish food is vitally important to your fish’s long term health.
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Today, we all understand the importance of reading food labels. Aquarium diets often have ingredients not commonly found in other animal diets, and some specific knowledge when reading them will help you make an informed decision. There’s a lot of confusion surrounding the issue, and this makes it possible to manipulate the ingredient list to favor your own product while still technically following label requirements. This article’s goal is to help you become more informed and able to evaluate the reality behind the ingredient list.
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It can be frustrating getting the real scoop on feeding your fish. This is where aquaria publications could be very helpful. Yet the silence is deafening when it comes to providing meaningful consumer information and comparisons for aquarium diets.
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There are many myths about fish food nutrition and best feeding practices, from the need to cycle foods and the misinformation that pellets aren’t a good source of natural nutrition. We clear these up…
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There are unknowns in regards to tropical fish nutrition, particularly if you consider the thousands of varieties of ornamental species kept in captivity. Yet when it comes to commercial diets, we believe the best overall approach is to use a high-quality food that satisfies the crude requirements of all species.
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