Deep Thoughts About New Fish Coming Into Your Aquar

So I've been having this constant guppy strain problem with deaths when fish are coming in imported or otherwise. My records seem to indicate the best educated guess trace is constipation of the fish followed by swim bladder and in those cases mostly fatalities.

So now I'm going through the records and I remembered my time joining the military basic training where after going in I didn't poop for 3 days. Hang with me here LOL.

Therefore, my thought on importing is don't feed fish anything but fiber or something that will be a laxative for about 2 days and I should see a huge improvement in lack of fatalities.

Thoughts?

 

Peas are good for this problem

 

Yeah what I'm suggesting is any time a new fish comes in it's peas for 2 days feedings or anything else totally vegetarian fiber.

 

Just placed mustard greens in the incoming tanks wow! They like them!

NOTE: Mustard seeds and roots are poisonous to fish but not the greens.

 

Sounds like a plan! Hope it works for you, and I might give that a try next time!

 

Found this completely by accident. I just happen to have a can around. Not only pumping with fiber but also packing vitamins. It's also a soggy leaf which 1/8 a can was eaten just today by freggin everyone in the tanks of incoming. LOL. Not for everyday so the salt is fine at this level to add it in. Water changes and calcium monitoring would watch that. Also comes with potassium for plants.

It's basically the perfect food for the job. 2 gallon fiber to 3 gallon protein ratio.

 

Already an improvement 8 hours later zero fatals.