Read past the first paragraph if you will.
I took a couple fecal samples and looked at them at 30X under the scope. The excreted decaps were encased in the clear gelatinous material that is commonly seen in fish that haven't eaten in a few days. The individual cyst could still be clearly seen. The transparent outer-layer of the cyst appeared to be intact. The material inside the shell was still present in varying amounts. Some looked completely as they did before being fed, some looked almost completely empty, but most looked as if about 1/2 the food matter was gone or shrunk. This was an eye opener and explained previously observed slow growth when feeding decapsulated artemia as well as the higher than normal bacterial problems when feeding them.
And if you can read till the last:
Conclusion: Decapsulated artemia is a food that is not readily absorbed through digestion. The undigested food in the fecal matter is a potential hazard to water quality and will likely raise bacterial levels greatly. This makes it a poor choice for fish like angelfish that are very susceptible to high bacterial levels. In addition it's low digestibility makes it an overall poor value in fish foods.
I wonder if it is true since they are a lot of conflicting information web. It could be targeted at angelfish species so may not apply to the fish species.
Yours Truly, Avan
I went into the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life... to put to rout all that was not life; and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Originally Posted by illumnae
read properly
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