Drew 43920

Is Paprika good for fish ?

Mike19

I don't really know, but isn't paprika a powder additive for food to give extra flavor, it might be to hot for the fish and might even changed the color of your water. from my understanding paprika is dried capsicums.

Lucy

I would think it would be too hot for fish also.
Curious, why would you want to give your fish paprika?

Drew 43920

NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION

"Believe it or not, there are 11,000 pounds of rock in the aquariums, all of which were individually washed by hand. They are part of the biological filter system (similar to that in a home aquarium) used in each tank. All fish, as well as the species in the terrarium, are maintained on an artificial diet prepared in the aquarium "kitchen." The base is finely ground fish food and clear gelatin to which is added beef heart, vitamins C and Pre-Mix, cod liver oil and paprika. The paprika enhances the fishes' natural colors, making their individual characteristics more discernible to the viewer. "

Wardley Cichlid Flakes
A flake food diet for carnivorous and herbivorous cichlids. It provides balanced nutrition for normal growth, health and coloration. Has added paprika and other natural colour enhancers

http://fish.mongabay.com/food.htm
Fish Food

Vitamin B1 (thiamin)
effect: breakdown of carbohydrates, promotes growth and fertility
symptoms of deficiency: frightened behavior, poor growth, decline in appetite.
source: paprika, peas, carrots, spinach

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
effect: control of enzymes and proteins
symptoms of deficiency: cloudy eyes, poor growth, loss of appetite
source: spinach, peas, paprika, carrots

Vitamin B3 (Nicotin acid)
effect: food breakdown of proteins
symptoms of deficiency: weakness, aimless movements, tumors
source: peas, liver, spinach, paprika

Vitamin B5 (Pantothene acid)
effect: hormone production, metabolism
symptoms of deficiency: weakness, sticking gill membranes
source: liver, paprika

Vitamin B6 (Pyridomin) and B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
effect: enzymes, protein metabolism
symptoms of deficiency: increased panting, loss of appetite, timidness, poor growth
source: liver, paprika

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
effect: bone and tooth development, healing, digestion
symptoms of deficiency: altered skin, liver, and muscle tissue
source: paprika, peas, spinach

Jess

I know I've read it as an ingredient in discus food.

pinkfloydpuffer

Hm... interesting... perhaps I should add a dash of paprika to my puffers' meal hm?
A little extra vitamins...

sirdarksol

Paprika (at least the stuff you get at the normal grocery store) isn't terribly spicy. My only concern would have been that some chemical in it might be bad for fish (the way that a chemical in onions can kill dogs and cats). However, if zoos use it and if it's in some fish foods, that's less of a worry.
In general, any brightly colored food like that has a lot of good nutritional qualities, so it probably is a pretty good additive.