Re: [RML] Cyclop-eeze rainbowfish dietPerhaps this is so obvious and
well-known it's not worth stating, but rainbows also love to eat duckweed.
If I ever notice any plants coming in with duckweed, I always throw them
into my rainbow tank and in no time all of my duckweed is gone....
It is probably a good idea to supplement said duckweed in an effort to
broaden your rainbowfish's diet.
Kevmo
-----Original Message-----
From: Brett E. Kemker, Ph.D. [kemker at latech.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:22 PM
To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [RML] Cyclop-eeze rainbowfish diet
Dave-
I can confirm your account of rainbowfish affinity for filamentous algae
through my own tank observations. I have observed bows actively working the
hair algae after being introduced into an established plant tank. In a few
days the algae is trimmed back considerably.
Good things,
-Brett
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--From: Dave & Robyn Wilson [aqua.green at bigpond.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 4:03 PM To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RML] Cyclop-eeze rainbowfish diet
Hello Chris, I collect wild rainbowfish here in the NT and have done so for many years. I am mainly concerned with Melanoteania australis,M.splendida inornata M.solata, M.exquisita, M.nigrans, M.pygmaea, M.trifasciata, M.gracilis, M.exquisita, Pseudomugil gertrudae, P.tenellus and P.cyanodorsalis. I have noticed the first faeces of the rainbowfish from wild places is mostly compressed dark green filament algae. I don't know if it is the algae they eat for algae sake or the other organisms that are associated with the algae. From those obs I have always fed my fish food that is or has a big percentage of vegetable material. The fish in the ponds here always have algae available to them. The cyclops in the ponds are either ignored or eaten last because there are always plenty of cyclops even when there are high populations of fish. The cyclops do not appear to be a major item in the food of the rainbowfish I have here. Maybe they eat them when they cant get anything else. A good prepared fish food recipe would be 25% fish fillet, 25% whole prawns or shrimp and 50% peas/zuccinni.spinach/carrot all blended together and supplemented 50 grams/kilo with calcium ascorbate. Rainbowfish are also interested in small insects that end up on the surface of the water. The blue-eyes tend to eat less algae than rainbowfish.
Cheers Dave
On 13/04/05 6:41, "Marine Scientist" <marinesci at verizon.net> wrote:
Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone here feeds their rainbows cyclop-eeze, and if so what the results were.
Chris
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<DIV><SPAN class=856523522-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Perhaps this is so obvious and well-known it's not worth stating, but rainbows also love to eat duckweed. If I ever notice any plants coming in with duckweed, I always throw them into my rainbow tank and in no time all of my duckweed is gone....</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=856523522-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=856523522-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It is probably a good idea to supplement said duckweed in an effort to broaden your rainbowfish's diet.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=856523522-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=856523522-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Kevmo</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Brett E. Kemker, Ph.D. [kemker at latech.edu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B> r_m_l at yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [RML] Cyclop-eeze rainbowfish diet<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dave-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I can confirm your account of rainbowfish affinity for filamentous algae through my own tank observations. I have observed bows actively working the hair algae after being introduced into an established plant tank. In a few days the algae is trimmed back considerably. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P><B><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good things,</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=blue><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Monotype Corsiva'">Brett</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Dave & Robyn Wilson [aqua.green at bigpond.com] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, April 12, 2005 4:03 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> r_m_l at yahoogroups.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RML] Cyclop-eeze rainbowfish diet</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>Hello Chris,<BR>I collect wild rainbowfish here in the NT and have done so for many years. I am mainly concerned with Melanoteania australis,M.splendida inornata M.solata, M.exquisita, M.nigrans, M.pygmaea, M.trifasciata, M.gracilis, M.exquisita, Pseudomugil gertrudae, P.tenellus and P.cyanodorsalis. I have noticed the first faeces of the rainbowfish from wild places is mostly compressed dark green filament algae. I don't know if it is the algae they eat for algae sake or the other organisms that are associated with the algae. From those obs I have always fed my fish food that is or has a big percentage of vegetable material. The fish in the ponds here always have algae available to them. The cyclops in the ponds are either ignored or eaten last because there are always plenty of cyclops even when there are high populations of fish. The cyclops do not appear to be a major item in the food of the rainbowfish I have here. Maybe they eat them when they cant get anything else. A good prepared fish food recipe would be 25% fish fillet, 25% whole prawns or shrimp and 50% peas/zuccinni.spinach/carrot all blended together and supplemented 50 grams/kilo with calcium ascorbate. Rainbowfish are also interested in small insects that end up on the surface of the water. The blue-eyes tend to eat less algae than rainbowfish.<BR><BR><BR>Cheers<BR>Dave<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On 13/04/05 6:41, "Marine Scientist" <marinesci at verizon.net> wrote:</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Hi All,<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Just wondering if anyone here feeds their rainbows cyclop-eeze, and if so what the results were.<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Chris<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><TT><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></TT></P> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><TT><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <HR style="WIDTH: 375pt" align=center width=500 SIZE=3> </SPAN></FONT></TT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><TT><B><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Yahoo! 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