Originally Posted by
peewee1
You can feed only freeze dry foods but why not try a mix of food? I had had luck with a mixture of freeze dry black worms, TetraColor, and Bug Bites. This mixture seems to give all fish for those that do not prefer one of the three, for those that like to feed at the surface, and those that like to peck at their food from the bottom. I feed the frozen blood worms once a week because several of my fish do not like them. And I feed the frozen brine shrimp once a day. No live food. You might include food that contains astaxanthin an antioxidant and immune simulator. It also protects their eggs and eyes from UV light. Salmonids deposit astax in both their skin and flesh. That is why I prefer Bug Bites because it is made up of salmon by in large. But you have to be careful of astaxanthin because fish foods can contain toxic amounts of astax in order to color up discus for sale. Long term use of astax can deposit crystals of it in the fish’s eyes, and cause liver damage. Some veterinarians claim that they see more and more ornamental fish damaged by overdosing astax.