Re: [RML] Spirulina and grindal worms

MICHAEL SERPA (mserpa at bayweb.net)
Wed, 25 Feb 1998 11:31:15 -0800

Mach T. Fukada wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> just wondering and thinking. I was told that the spirulina is high
> in the compounds known to be used by fish to produce, green, blue, and
> maybe yellow pigmentation. Most rainbows, killies,etc won't eat
> spirulaina. I was wondering if it was possible to feed the spiruulina to
> my culture of grindal worms and then feed the grindals to my fish to get
> them the benefits of spirulina. Sort of like gut loading crickets or other
> feeders (i.e. fish, roaches, etc) with minerals, or other nutrients, etc.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions? simmilarly will it work with other live foods?
>
> I am wondering this because I have noticed that fish grown outside in
> natural sunlight seem to develop better color than those grown indoors. I
> figured there are a certain ammount of crustaceans, rotifers, etc. living
> on the naturally produced alage and transfering the necessary pigment
> precursors to the fish....
>
> MTF
>
> Mach T. Fukada, Web Master
> fukada at hawaii.edu
> Honolulu Aquarium Society
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2948/HASF.html

Mack, my killies and rainbows gobble spirulina. Infact,
I've not seen them refuse anything! I'ts already in most
flake food and I sometimes add it and sometimes feed it
by itself. Absolute Pigs!

I culture my grindals with spirulina, various flake food,
baby food, ground wheat germ, etc.,etc. The worms get huge
and turn the color of whatever they eat. I, sometimes have
trouble finding small ones for the fry!

I don't always follow 'The Rules'!!

Michael Serpa
In sunny California! For this hour anyway!:-)