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rajshekar_P
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 Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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Hi All,
I feed my 4 inch flowerhorn twice daily with humpy head and chingmix,
As it is a high protein food do I have to keep my FH on a fast for one day in a week????????? does keeping him on fast for one day in a week improves his apetite?????????? |
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hrishi007
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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| In nature, fishes's may go weeks on without any food.Fasting definetely improves ones appetite, but frankly speaking, i wouldn't want miy ones to go without food even for a day. |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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i am a FH keeper
well fasting a day in a week is good reducing unwanted fats and full utilisation of pontential inside them
what is the size of your FH ??
well remember these kind of food regiem or schedule should be applied from juvilien or yonger stage
FH are good in memory and has some 6th sense ( sometimes) i had a 6 ince ed dragon whic i wanted to apply on the fasting method
so whenever i used to fast it it used to jump banging the hood at certain time
it approximately jumps at the time when i normally used to feed him ....... may be kind of magic
but due to his head banging jumps i dint want him to fast ......... so it is hard to apply fastingschedle on a mature stage of fish
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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Hi,
My flowerhorn is about 4 inches and it is a red dragon.
I thaught of fasting my flowerhorn one day in a week is because the food that we feed is high in protein which will affect the fish digestive system and also will cause to some diseases if there is any undigested food.............please let me know if my idea is good or should i continue feeding every day..? |
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RAGHU123
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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this is the stage of maturity
just fast it one day in a week and see the reactions on that day ..................... i hope the fasting schedule will suit him
you are feeding only chingmix and humpy head .... its good but you can add more varied diet like weakly shrimp / prawn .....i have used chingmix , grandumo, humpy head , ever red , super red syn, starry and VIKING
my best suggestin viking flowerhorn products are really good in all aspects
viking pellet has a bit more quantity of fats ......... protein is just good for increasing kok growth ....... viking provides over all body balance just like chingmix and its also cheap compared to humpy head
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rajshekar_P
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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Thanks guys for all your posts...I will follow the steps you guys suggested me and buy more variety of food for my FH.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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| rajshekar_P wrote (View Post):
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Hi,
My flowerhorn is about 4 inches and it is a red dragon.
I thaught of fasting my flowerhorn one day in a week is because the food that we feed is high in protein which will affect the fish digestive system and also will cause to some diseases if there is any undigested food.............please let me know if my idea is good or should i continue feeding every day..?
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I lost my RTC after a year due to a high protein diet which consisted only of liver and nothing else.He was fed everyday.I guess then fasting him for a day would be fine. |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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| Fasting idea seems to be fine wid fh. |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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| Rajshekar even i am feeding My FH 3 times a day , chingmix, shrimps, sumored, humpy head But sunday is off for my FH , Dont worry he will be active even on fasting i am following the same schedule from last 6 months as if now he is 8.5-9 inch so go on starve him for a day |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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| Fasting a day is good.. |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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Digging out old posts eh?
Here's my take on fasting and changes in feeding according to the growth stage.
Fasting fish during the growth phase is not recommended by me.
It is wiser to add fibre rich feed to the existing regimen rather than fasting. Hikari offers a wide range of fibre rich feed for cichlids.
Once the flowerhorn reaches around 8 to 10 inches and its growth slows down, the feeding must be marginally reduced in both quantity and frequency.
The alternatives to normal frequency voracious feeding at this stage are:
1) Once/Twice a day feeding 7 days a week.
2) Normal frequency 5 days a week with 48 hour continuous fasting.
3) Normal frequency on alternate days.
( * Normal Frequency = Same frequency as in the growth phase. It varies with every fish and owner. It is what the individual fish is used to. ) |
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rajshekar_P
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Food (keeping FH on fast) - Flowerhorn |
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My friend is keeping his fh on a fast once in a week and the growth and shape of the Fh is really good.
Thnaks
Rajshekar |
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