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Forum: Marine Fish 09-02-2012, 10:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,117
Posted By RD
Honestly, for some people ignorance must be...

Honestly, for some people ignorance must be bliss.




With regards to copper in food food, this topic comes up from time to time on various forums and is something that apparently many reef...
Forum: Blue World Aquatic 10-06-2011, 03:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,297
Posted By RD
If you would like to move this over to your own...

If you would like to move this over to your own vendor forum, or better yet out into the open forum, I'd be more than happy to correct your comments above in fine detail. :wink:
Forum: Blue World Aquatic 10-06-2011, 04:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,297
Posted By RD
I know a number of hobbyists that have their...

I know a number of hobbyists that have their mandarins eating NLS, some for years now. NLS is also one of the main foods fed to the captive bred fish at the ORA facility. ...
Forum: Marine Fish 07-14-2011, 06:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,112
Posted By RD
According to the nutritional data supplied to me...

According to the nutritional data supplied to me by the US distributor of New Era (Living Color) (via the manufacturer) the New Era grazing log contains Ascophylum, Ulva and Dulce algae, but here's...
Forum: Marine Fish 07-13-2011, 07:27 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,112
Posted By RD
It all boils down to the inclusion rate of each...

It all boils down to the inclusion rate of each raw ingredient.

As an example, a manufacturer making a 1 ton batch of food could have 100 pounds of spirulina in that 2,000 lb batch of food,...
Forum: Marine Fish 07-13-2011, 05:27 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,112
Posted By RD
The reason that I posted in this discussion was...

The reason that I posted in this discussion was to point out that the very food that you dismissed as being adequate for tangs, has now been used in two seperate studies that involved HLLE in...
Forum: Marine Fish 07-12-2011, 07:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,112
Posted By RD
I promote sound husbandry practices, fishytime. ...

I promote sound husbandry practices, fishytime. Something that I have been doing for a long time, long before forums like this even existed.
Forum: Marine Fish 07-12-2011, 05:29 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,112
Posted By RD
Titus - while I'm glad to hear that your tang is...

Titus - while I'm glad to hear that your tang is doing better, the removal of carbon from your system is most likely the reason for that (see previous link) not an increase in plant matter.
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Forum: Marine Fish 07-12-2011, 04:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,112
Posted By RD
What does that have to do with anything? One...

What does that have to do with anything? One should feed Wardley's because it's cheaper, or because Wardley's gives the illusion that it is high in spirulina content?



Previously it was...
Forum: Marine Fish 07-12-2011, 03:09 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,112
Posted By RD
Correct, but that does not equate to any tang...

Correct, but that does not equate to any tang requiring spirulina as the main part of its daily nutrient intake.

The optimum nutrient intake for tangs is far more complex than simply feeding them...
Forum: Marine Fish 05-03-2011, 02:40 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,668
Posted By RD
Sorry to hear about your fish, I'm sure that...

Sorry to hear about your fish, I'm sure that you're doing everything that you can.






Just so there's no further confusion on your part, I have never once suggested that garlic can...
Forum: Marine Fish 05-01-2011, 07:39 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,668
Posted By RD
Glad to help. While garlic may not be a...

Glad to help.

While garlic may not be a silver bullet, especially in regards to curing marine ich, I think that at this point it's safe to say that Allium sativum does in fact contain bioactive...
Forum: Marine Fish 05-01-2011, 05:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,668
Posted By RD
Actually there are numerous scientific studies...

Actually there are numerous scientific studies that has come out over the past decade, but most if not all of these studies with garlic involve freshwater species. I would imagine that it's a matter...
Forum: Lower Mainland 04-27-2011, 03:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,277
Posted By RD
fishytime - what you have apparently failed to...

fishytime - what you have apparently failed to understand is that the vast majority of all commercial foods contain small amounts of copper in their mineral premix, as it is an essential trace...
Forum: Lower Mainland 04-26-2011, 10:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,277
Posted By RD
Myka - If you consider reading some actual facts...

Myka - If you consider reading some actual facts from someone who actually knows what the hell they are talking about, a tangent, that's certainly your prerogative. If you & fishytime want to live...
Forum: Lower Mainland 04-26-2011, 06:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,277
Posted By RD
Before this topic gets any further out of...

Before this topic gets any further out of control, let's get a few facts straight.

The whole ethoxyquin scare started from a single rumour, which became so blown out of proportion via internet...
Forum: Lower Mainland 04-26-2011, 12:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,277
Posted By RD
The copper New Life used to add, was a minute...

The copper New Life used to add, was a minute amount, added as a dietary supplement, and it has never been shown to have any type of negative effect on marine life. Most marine salts also contain...
Forum: Lower Mainland 04-25-2011, 04:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,277
Posted By RD
Try lightly soaking your NLS pellets for the more...

Try lightly soaking your NLS pellets for the more finicky fish, then reduce the pre-soaking once they get a taste for the food.

Any ON that you currently find in Canada will more than likely be...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2011, 05:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,700
Posted By RD
The CFIA does not allow transshipping, and now...

The CFIA does not allow transshipping, and now that ON's products are made in Thailand, and then shipped to the US, and distributed from there, that has created at least one of their problems. No...
Forum: FOWLR 10-27-2010, 03:36 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,888
Posted By RD
Ironically years back I did have a business link...

Ironically years back I did have a business link in my sig line, just so I was on the up & up ...... and some people complained about that, so I removed it. Tony (Delphinus) told me at the time...
Forum: FOWLR 10-27-2010, 02:53 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,888
Posted By RD
From Bob Fenner's site, just a small sample of...

From Bob Fenner's site, just a small sample of what Bob & his mods have to say with regards to feeding Moorish Idol in captivity.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/idolfaqs.htm

<Yes... to sing its...
Forum: FOWLR 10-25-2010, 02:47 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,888
Posted By RD
Better yet, other than telling the OP that he...

Better yet, other than telling the OP that he should flush his fish down the toilet, because it's doomed to certain death, why don't you offer something constructive to this discussion? I supply a...
Forum: FOWLR 10-25-2010, 02:23 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,888
Posted By RD
Ask Bob Fenner, then tell me I'm full of BS. ...

Ask Bob Fenner, then tell me I'm full of BS. BTW, I don't know Bob personally, but I guarantee that he would vouch for everything that I have posted in this discussion.

The OP in this...
Forum: FOWLR 10-25-2010, 01:40 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,888
Posted By RD
Bob Fenner has seen MI kept successfully for...

Bob Fenner has seen MI kept successfully for years, so none of this would come as any big surprise to him.



Says who? I saw a marine tank that was full of the some of the most difficult to...
Forum: FOWLR 10-24-2010, 06:20 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,888
Posted By RD
There is much that sets it apart from other...

There is much that sets it apart from other foods, but most of that falls under proprietary information.
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