Selcon

debbie

Active Member
Wanting to know if the addition of Selcon to my frozen foods I feed "SanFransisco Bay Saltwater Multipack" has any benefit to the fish??
Also should this stuff be added everyday??
 

aquaknight

Active Member
I would only bother with the squid. The marine cusine, emerald entree, and brine (the particular brine in the multipack, not brine in general) aren't real likely to absorb much selcon.
Use selcon 3-4 times a week.
 

meowzer

Moderator
I add it to my formula 2 frozen cubes since they have to be mushed up in some sort of liquid anyway...and I use it every day. (is everyday too much??)
 

aquaknight

Active Member
Bad? No... Unnecessary? Probably. All of that 'excess juice' has a lot of phosphates in there.
Instead of using Selcon everyday, get Vita-chem or Zoe by Kent. They're geared more towards providing vitamin supplementation, opposed to the mainly fat/lipid/oil supplements of Selcon. I toss in a bit of Kent's Vitamin C, as well. Just interchange with the Selcon, one day for each...
 
I use it on all my frozen foods I noticed a big change in health, especially in my butterflies and angels the fatty acids and liptids are vital to good health
 

aquaknight

Active Member
Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/2952869
How much Vitamin C does a tropical fish require?
Just a splash, added three times a week, combined with however deluded the actual supplement probably is, I'd imagine the intake of actual Vitamin C is minimal.
Though a bit less then zoas I'd imagine....
 

meowzer

Moderator
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2952856
Bad? No... Unnecessary? Probably. All of that 'excess juice' has a lot of phosphates in there.
Instead of using Selcon everyday, get Vita-chem or Zoe by Kent. They're geared more towards providing vitamin supplementation, opposed to the mainly fat/lipid/oil supplements of Selcon. I toss in a bit of Kent's Vitamin C, as well. Just interchange with the Selcon, one day for each...
OK, I also use zoe and zoecon 3x a week....are you saying using selcon is bad??? Or using it every day is bad? I was told that it was good for the fish.
 

bang guy

Moderator
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2952889
Just a splash, added three times a week, combined with however deluded the actual supplement probably is, I'd imagine the intake of actual Vitamin C is minimal.
Though a bit less then zoas I'd imagine....


I can only imagine as well... I'm just leery of dosing something with an unknown dosage and an unknown requirement.
 

aquaknight

Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2952986
OK, I also use zoe and zoecon 3x a week....are you saying using selcon is bad??? Or using it every day is bad? I was told that it was good for the fish.

Completely good for the fish. Just using it everyday, and even more so in combination with Zeo and Zeocon is unnecessary.
Just like overfeeding can foul you're water, using too much Selcon can too. Though on large tanks that would be pretty tough. I would just stick to 3x a week.
 
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