Julie Zeppieri wrote:
> Mach
>
> I think the "gut loading" theory might work, but I do not know much about
> grindal worms so cannot guess if they would eat the spirulina. I get
> spirulina to my bows/other fish by using it in a prepared food. You can
> buy commercially available foods, esp flakes, w/ spirulina in them that
> the fish should eat (mine do), or you can make your own mixture at home. I
> make one w/ a shrimp base and add asst veggies, etc. Spirulina powder
> added to this should work great, and I am sure the fish would love it.
>
> Good luck :)
> Julie <><
>
> On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, 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
> >
> >
> >