IMO, A great thing to add to a puffer's food
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:32 pm
Hello Everyone!
I was at my LFS a week ago to pick up some freeze dried food, which I have always fed my puffer along with occasional pond snails. I always bought plankton, but this time I also picked up some krill. Ive read that you should soak freeze dried food in vitamin water, but I never have because I wasnt sure what exaclty was meant by "vitamin water." So this time I asked if they had any supplements to soak the food in before I fed my puffer and was introduced to the product Kent Marine Zoe. I wasnt sure about spending $15 on such a small bottle of supplement, but I decided to give it a try. I have soaked my GSPs plankton and krill in the Zoe about 3 times, and it has definetly made a difference. My puffer hasnt grown much since I got it, and it has never gained any weight. I was sure it didnt have a parasite though because its feces are no where near stringy. After 3 feedings in the past 10 days of so with Zoe, my puffer has gotten much brighter, and his belly has become extremly round all the time instead of just after a feeding. After I fed the puffer before, in about 24 hours he would be skinny again. He never has had a black belly or anything like that during the day, only while he sleeps and he has always looked fine during the day. NOW, he has become a beautiful bright green, and has a nice round belly ALL THE TIME. I am completly impressed with this product and never realized what a difference something like this would make or I wouldve done it a long time ago. So for anyone like me who has never added any vitamins or minerals to their puffers freeze dried food, I would recommend this. It worked great for me, and I will continue using it. I always thought my puffer was fine because I fed him the plankton and snails, but its obvious that he wasnt getting enough (if any) vitamins and minerals.
I just thought I would let everyone know my experience with this product. I have a GSP in a 30 gallon tank @ a specific gravity of 1.017 right now. He looks so much better since I started using this. The information from the label on the bottle is below. My only complaint for this product is it has a potent smell. I keep it in a freezer bag in my drawer with a box of baking soda, otherwise it smells up the whole area. Comments welcome.
Kent Marine Zoe: Vitamins, Minerals, and Amino Acids Supplement - Price @ LFS (Probably higher than at other retailers) $14.99
Bottle states: Kent Marine Zoe contains high dosages of natural marine algae, such as spirulina, to provide essential vitamins and amino acids not available in dry, frozen, or even live food sources. Zoe (pronounced zoay) is the Greek word for life. It means self reproducing life and is the root for word for Zoology. Four years of development have produced a refined product that will give you exceptional results. Does not contain glycerine, polysorbates, or sugar.
Directions: Shake well before using. To use as a food soak: in a small containter, liberally apply Kent Marine Zoe directly on dry, fresh, or frozen food and allow to soak refrigerated overnight. Then add the contents of the container to the aquarium. For instant feeding, apply several drops directly on any dry, fresh or frozen food and soak for 5-10 minutes before feeding. To use directly in aquarium: add 5ml (1 tsp) per 50 gallons of aquarium water twice weekly for invertebrates.
When raising brine shrimp and other live aquatic foods, add 5 drops per liter of rearing container water 30 minutes before feeding. Kent Marine Zoe increases the nutritional value of brine shrimp which are normally deficient in essential vitamins.
Kent Marine Zoe is the perfect compliment to Kent Marine Zoecon. When used together, they fortified foods with all the essential lipids, omega-3, vitamins and amino acids.
Guaranteed Analysis: Vitamin A ... 5,000 IU/mL
Vitamin B12 ... .5 mcg/mL
Thiamine ... 881.8 mcg/mL
Niacin ... 529.1 mcg/mL
Pyridocine ... 529.1 mcg/mL
Ascorbic Acid ... 881.1 mcg/mL
I was at my LFS a week ago to pick up some freeze dried food, which I have always fed my puffer along with occasional pond snails. I always bought plankton, but this time I also picked up some krill. Ive read that you should soak freeze dried food in vitamin water, but I never have because I wasnt sure what exaclty was meant by "vitamin water." So this time I asked if they had any supplements to soak the food in before I fed my puffer and was introduced to the product Kent Marine Zoe. I wasnt sure about spending $15 on such a small bottle of supplement, but I decided to give it a try. I have soaked my GSPs plankton and krill in the Zoe about 3 times, and it has definetly made a difference. My puffer hasnt grown much since I got it, and it has never gained any weight. I was sure it didnt have a parasite though because its feces are no where near stringy. After 3 feedings in the past 10 days of so with Zoe, my puffer has gotten much brighter, and his belly has become extremly round all the time instead of just after a feeding. After I fed the puffer before, in about 24 hours he would be skinny again. He never has had a black belly or anything like that during the day, only while he sleeps and he has always looked fine during the day. NOW, he has become a beautiful bright green, and has a nice round belly ALL THE TIME. I am completly impressed with this product and never realized what a difference something like this would make or I wouldve done it a long time ago. So for anyone like me who has never added any vitamins or minerals to their puffers freeze dried food, I would recommend this. It worked great for me, and I will continue using it. I always thought my puffer was fine because I fed him the plankton and snails, but its obvious that he wasnt getting enough (if any) vitamins and minerals.
I just thought I would let everyone know my experience with this product. I have a GSP in a 30 gallon tank @ a specific gravity of 1.017 right now. He looks so much better since I started using this. The information from the label on the bottle is below. My only complaint for this product is it has a potent smell. I keep it in a freezer bag in my drawer with a box of baking soda, otherwise it smells up the whole area. Comments welcome.
Kent Marine Zoe: Vitamins, Minerals, and Amino Acids Supplement - Price @ LFS (Probably higher than at other retailers) $14.99
Bottle states: Kent Marine Zoe contains high dosages of natural marine algae, such as spirulina, to provide essential vitamins and amino acids not available in dry, frozen, or even live food sources. Zoe (pronounced zoay) is the Greek word for life. It means self reproducing life and is the root for word for Zoology. Four years of development have produced a refined product that will give you exceptional results. Does not contain glycerine, polysorbates, or sugar.
Directions: Shake well before using. To use as a food soak: in a small containter, liberally apply Kent Marine Zoe directly on dry, fresh, or frozen food and allow to soak refrigerated overnight. Then add the contents of the container to the aquarium. For instant feeding, apply several drops directly on any dry, fresh or frozen food and soak for 5-10 minutes before feeding. To use directly in aquarium: add 5ml (1 tsp) per 50 gallons of aquarium water twice weekly for invertebrates.
When raising brine shrimp and other live aquatic foods, add 5 drops per liter of rearing container water 30 minutes before feeding. Kent Marine Zoe increases the nutritional value of brine shrimp which are normally deficient in essential vitamins.
Kent Marine Zoe is the perfect compliment to Kent Marine Zoecon. When used together, they fortified foods with all the essential lipids, omega-3, vitamins and amino acids.
Guaranteed Analysis: Vitamin A ... 5,000 IU/mL
Vitamin B12 ... .5 mcg/mL
Thiamine ... 881.8 mcg/mL
Niacin ... 529.1 mcg/mL
Pyridocine ... 529.1 mcg/mL
Ascorbic Acid ... 881.1 mcg/mL
