GrahamC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Anyway, the question is, is it safe in the long term to feed a food which is suitable for marine fish being very high in sodium to freshwater fishes. Or, whether you will overwhelm the fish's homeostatic mechanisms to maintain cellular osmotic pressures. You can take the chance and see if their lives are shortened or not, or, you could just eat the stuff yourself. I do .. wife makes sushi at least once a week, and I have to swallow blood pressure tablets most days when i remember! In comparison, the Cadbury dairy milk coconut rough that was sitting infront of me ... of which only the packet now remains, has 100 mg of sodium per 100 g i.e. about 1/20th of the nori. Oh yeah, hypertension is a common problem in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 very effusive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 now im thinking about the prawns i feed to my aro :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well, I'm the newbie here so all my answers can be taken with various amounts of salt. Ira, Livingart, Sophia et al are the experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well, I'm the newbie here so all my answers can be taken with various amounts of salt. Ira, Livingart, Sophia et al are the experts. It doesn't matter someone can learn from another's knowledge, you seem to know a lot about fish and diseases and a lot more to be honest :thup: Can I ask what you are qualified in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 In comparison, the Cadbury dairy milk coconut rough that was sitting infront of me ... of which only the packet now remains, has 100 mg of sodium per 100 g i.e. about 1/20th of the nori. Are you surprised that seaweed has more salt than chocolate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Are you surprised that seaweed has more salt than chocolate? Is your question regarding fresh water seaweed, or salt water seaweed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 seaweeds are marine algaes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Freshwater seaweed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 It doesn't matter someone can learn from another's knowledge, you seem to know a lot about fish and diseases and a lot more to be honest :thup: Can I ask what you are qualified in? Sure. I have two medical degrees, and several postgraduate medical qualifications, and an undergraduate degree in human biology. I also managed a pass in school certificate biology. But that was long long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I also managed a pass in school certificate biology those were the days of glory :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I think there is a freshwater seaweed under susswassertang on wiki :sage: :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 6 of one or half a dozen of the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I feed to my africans once a week they love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 how is their blood pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/294/3/R1061.full When fresh water trout are fed a high salt diet blood pressure increases etc, and plasma electrolytes are disturbed. This occurred up to 7 hours after feeding, and could take 2 days to return to pre-high salt feeding levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I feed to my africans once a week they love it That doesn't make it good for them... Thats an interesting link Graham, I wouldn't recommend feeding the uaru nori when there are so many other ways to give them the greens they need, why risk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 If u fed them it everyday it might be a problem but it is algae aswell so would be benefits aswell my fish arent going to die feeding them it once a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 they seem to like chopped spinach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Subwassertang--lost in translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 @David. Yes, interesting in that it shows that biological principles are maintained across the kingdoms. Like freshwater fish, mammals like us also live in a salt scarce environment, and so we have mechanisms designed to conserve salt as much as we can, and we handle salt excess poorly with homeostatic consequences. I like a Kiwi burger now and then, but no way would I have one once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Subwassertang--lost in translation. Susswassertang :sage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Süsswassertang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Do a google search on subwassertang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 :smot: anyways there is better ways to get the greens into the fish other than nori i only use it as a treat and it should be just that hikari cichlid excel is cheap and good quality i suggest getting something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I think that it all comes down to Moderation. (yes, with chocolate too GrahamC... :slfg: ) As long as your not pumping your tank full of it, I have not found anything to show measurable and direct damage internally to your fish from consuming Nori. horses....courses.... :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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