Be a responsible fish keeper,not a bloody murderer
Hi guys,
i was feeding a bit of Hikari Algae Wafer to my new whiptails when i noticed tat the Yamatos also went to feed a bit on them... after awhile I noticed that they started twitching around the tank like as if they are dying. It happened since last night and although most of them are still surviving albeit still twitching around the tank or lying on its back twitching, 1 have already died.
it seems not all fish food are shrimp friendly.... anyone have any comments?
4x2x2 ft tank (2 x 2028 ): Cardinal, Ember and Neon Tetras, Cherry Barbs, Panda, Pygmaeus and Hasbrosus cories, Clown and Coolie loach, L134 and non-ID pleco, Common and giant otos, Whiptails and Yamato, Cherry and Malayan Shrimps
3x1.5x1.5 ft tank ( Eheim 2028 ) Retired
1x1x1 ft tank ( Eheim 2041 ): 2 goldfish
Waaa....don't scare me...i just drop a small piece inside my CRS tank....thought the wafers suppose to be safe? Anyway like to ask if you got wash your hands before feeding? Maybe im paranoid but i make sure my hands are clean before feeding anything because my shrimps happen to be famous for being weaklingsand super sensitive to lots of things...
Be a responsible fish keeper,not a bloody murderer
CRS are very sensitive but i dont think yamatos are that sensitive. For example, somefish food like Momizi or something like that name has copper in the ingredients which we know are harmful to shrimps in particular. Once all my cherries died after eating the Momizi food.
So I dont know if the Hikari has any although I cant see any copper based ingredients listed.
4x2x2 ft tank (2 x 2028 ): Cardinal, Ember and Neon Tetras, Cherry Barbs, Panda, Pygmaeus and Hasbrosus cories, Clown and Coolie loach, L134 and non-ID pleco, Common and giant otos, Whiptails and Yamato, Cherry and Malayan Shrimps
3x1.5x1.5 ft tank ( Eheim 2028 ) Retired
1x1x1 ft tank ( Eheim 2041 ): 2 goldfish
From what i know they do not have copper based ingredients inside the algae wafers but i think the orange pack hikari may have...not sure though. Hope your remaining shrimps make it bro..all the best...think i better get and feed excel only for my CRS.
hey guess what today i found out that hikari products are made in china ...
i bought 2 packets of freeze dried blood worms . and saw it
Ha ha maybe yours doing hiccups after dinner.
That is strange because I have been feeding and is still feeding them daily, my corydoras, otto , cherry & yamato shrimps hikari algea wafers without problem. Even my goldfish likes it.
So you think it's the melamine?Originally Posted by freshfish
Hikari stuff dont cause issues to fauna, much like the algae waffers. Unless of course your's expired. I usually throw mine when i see a slight discoloration from the usual green.
maybeSo you think it's the melamine?
you guys want hikari to sue you? heh... many people have been feeding hikari products to their fish.. i believe its your yamato having problem before it was feeding.
Be a responsible fish keeper,not a bloody murderer
Mine is not discoloured well but anyway just asking..... i bought the yamatos from a LFS before bringing them home then adding them to my whiptails and feed them with the algae wafers.
4x2x2 ft tank (2 x 2028 ): Cardinal, Ember and Neon Tetras, Cherry Barbs, Panda, Pygmaeus and Hasbrosus cories, Clown and Coolie loach, L134 and non-ID pleco, Common and giant otos, Whiptails and Yamato, Cherry and Malayan Shrimps
3x1.5x1.5 ft tank ( Eheim 2028 ) Retired
1x1x1 ft tank ( Eheim 2041 ): 2 goldfish
oh god , my cory died after eating the hikari algae wafers for the first time !
You mean the yamatos are new to your tank? if thats the case then it may not be the wafers bro. Example if i do a large water change, do feeding and if my shrimps died i cant just blame it on the food right? The yamatos could have been stress while on the way to your place. Theres too many possibilities and i feel you should not jump to conclusion especially your yamatos are new to your tank. What bro evo mention also true, wait get sued....
Anyway hope you wont have any more deaths..all the best...
Nah the waffers are perfectly fine, my yamatos had been eating everyday, and of cause stealing the fish food from the fishes haha
maybe bro patricc and freshfish should compare their source of this Hikari Algae Waffers to determine if both came from the same batch..
Think most of us have been feeding Hikari Algae Waffers with good result, however, I believe most of us had been feeding with an older batch.
Therefore, IMHO the issue we should looking into:
Hopefully we can find out the real problems before more fishes and shrimps are lost...
- Is there other factors that causes the death instead?
- Is this a real Hikari brand product?
- Is this an isolated case of contanminanted batch?
- Is the contanminantion only for this batch?
- Since bro freshfish bought as a loose pack, does the contanminantion happen after the re-packing?
- Is there other bros that you just bought the product and feed their fish/shrimps?
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