Re: [RML] astaxanthin

Gary Lange (gwlange at stlnet.com)
Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:14:16 -0600

You don't have to buy Japanese fish food if you want to fool yourself into
obtaining some astaxanthin :-) Wardley "total color" has it as an
ingredient from a yeast source (Phaffia). I think it's probably important
to note that the experts in this field that are making this material (the 2
Hawaiian companies) say that it oxidizes very quickly. When it oxidizes it
no longer has the desired effect. Dry fish food in a can, even if it had
large quantities would probably not be good for long. You would have to
spray it on a flake food, dry it, then store it in the freezer tightly
sealed. For a long time oxidation of vitamen C was a bit problem for flake
food until they started using the "locked" version which I think is some
polyphosphate version, and I'm not sure just how effective that is. Even
with the dried algae powder you have to be careful to keep it tightly sealed
and in the freezer. Keep only enough out in the fishroom that will be
consumed in 4-5 days and keep that sealed too. Although astaxanthin powder
is great as a first food for bows (along with spriulina and APR) it's
greatest impact will be with the aquarist who makes their own prepared food.
That way it's mixed in with other high quality foods, sealed and frozen to
protect it from oxidation.

gary lange

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew <andrew at pcug.org.au>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [RML] astaxanthin

>At 17:34 20/02/99 -0500, Larry wrote:
>>I just discovered a commerically made food from Japan that has astaxanthin
>>already in it...
>
>Congratulations on your find, Larry! :)
>
>Wanna share the name of the food? ;)
>
>Cheers, Andrew
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