Shalori
Active member
Hi guys,
I've heard alot of people say they're going to the Asian stores to purchase nori for their fish, so I decided to go have a look. When I arrived, I found a whole aisle of choices.
I was a little discouraged at first, because all of the packages I originally saw said "toasted" or "roasted". I don't know that it would hurt the fish to use that, but I assume that any heating would have the potential to lessen nutritional value.
I bypassed them and continued down the aisle, and did find some choices that said they were "dried". I found alot of different types, there were packages that were strips of kelp, some that appeared to be strands of seaweed, some that had pictures that appeared to be what we called "ox tails".
I did read the ingredient lists, making sure there was nothing listed except seaweed.
When reading the package, I noticed that they mentioned that some of it expands to 10x it's size. This made me question if the fish could nibble some, and have it expand in their stomach? So I thought I shoul pre-soak in tank water, before introducing it into the tank.
They were all very inexpensive, so I bought 3 types. One of the thicker kelp strips, one of the seaweed strands, and one sheet style that was a red/brown variety.
So far, they didn't seem to care for the thicker kelp strips, they didn't seem to acknowledge it was food. They were mildly curious about it, but didn't really try it. The ruddy colored sheets were more accepted, but seemed to disintegrate quickly. They picked at it. The strands of seaweed were by far the favorite (though none were devoured as quickly as the twolittlefishies nori i had in there previously.
I was wondering, though, do we know if there's any particular type that could be bad for them for some reason, any kind we should avoid?
Or is it ok to just experiment with your critters' personal likes/dislikes?
Thoughts?
I've heard alot of people say they're going to the Asian stores to purchase nori for their fish, so I decided to go have a look. When I arrived, I found a whole aisle of choices.
I was a little discouraged at first, because all of the packages I originally saw said "toasted" or "roasted". I don't know that it would hurt the fish to use that, but I assume that any heating would have the potential to lessen nutritional value.
I bypassed them and continued down the aisle, and did find some choices that said they were "dried". I found alot of different types, there were packages that were strips of kelp, some that appeared to be strands of seaweed, some that had pictures that appeared to be what we called "ox tails".
I did read the ingredient lists, making sure there was nothing listed except seaweed.
When reading the package, I noticed that they mentioned that some of it expands to 10x it's size. This made me question if the fish could nibble some, and have it expand in their stomach? So I thought I shoul pre-soak in tank water, before introducing it into the tank.
They were all very inexpensive, so I bought 3 types. One of the thicker kelp strips, one of the seaweed strands, and one sheet style that was a red/brown variety.
So far, they didn't seem to care for the thicker kelp strips, they didn't seem to acknowledge it was food. They were mildly curious about it, but didn't really try it. The ruddy colored sheets were more accepted, but seemed to disintegrate quickly. They picked at it. The strands of seaweed were by far the favorite (though none were devoured as quickly as the twolittlefishies nori i had in there previously.
I was wondering, though, do we know if there's any particular type that could be bad for them for some reason, any kind we should avoid?
Or is it ok to just experiment with your critters' personal likes/dislikes?
Thoughts?