Soothing Shrimp Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I screwed up. I was sent a sample of omniapro and fed it to my yellow shrimp without looking at ingredients. Anyone had any bad color changes with yellow shrimp after doing this? It contains astaxanthin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Did yours change color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merth Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I thought astaxanthin was good for yellows as well as reds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I thought astaxanthin was good for yellows as well as reds Apparently not!! I fed some fire reds foods with that and they were losing color instead of enhancing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Soothing not sure if this will help, but I feed my Taiwan Fire Red Shrimp(Neo) and Carbon Rilis(Neo) OmniPro. and Bee Fruit every week. They both contain astaxanthin and have had nothing but good results no improper color changing or morphs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 !#@@$^#$$&% I removed it from all my neo tanks. Hopefully I removed it in time. There's still some remnants. I only fed it today. It's bad for neos as my previous experiment proved. It turns yellows brown and does icky stuff with neo colors. CRAP! I hate when I do !#@$^#^$ stupid unthinking stuff like this!!!!!! :growl: My own rule is to never feed astaxanthin to neos! It plays havoc with selective breeding. Stupid Stupid Stupid....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I don't see astaxanthin as ingredient on their site o.o http://www.peters-laden.com/CSF-Premium-Garnelen-Futter/CSF-Premium-Futtersticks/CSF-EdgeOmnia-pro-Alleinfutter::254.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Look here: http://www.hanaquatics.com/omnia-pro-edge/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Didn't realize that stuff was bad for neo's now I need to check all my shrimp foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Weird... Peter website doesn't list it. And I honestly just copied the description from Wills site.... So does have it or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Weird... Peter website doesn't list it. And I honestly just copied the description from Wills site.... So does have it or not? Maybe CSF just recently removed that ingredient from the product? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Ya maybe let's see where Will got it from originally haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 The shrimp love it, which is unusual for my shrimp. If it doesn't have it anymore, I'll buy it in a heartbeat. It's one of the only foods I've seen them WANT to eat. Can anyone contact the company and find out? OMG Aquatics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 The shrimp love it, which is unusual for my shrimp. If it doesn't have it anymore, I'll buy it in a heartbeat. It's one of the only foods I've seen them WANT to eat. Can anyone contact the company and find out? Same here!! Always a snail/shrimp ball when feeding this. No other food has the same results!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbarbee54 Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I think it does have it. My neo yellows turned greenish brown, but after the red tigers took over that tank they barley get any of it when I feed and they have all gone back to yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I just emailed him to ask if he changed his ingredients. h4n and Lukeo85 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 It looks like the ingredients did change. Just checked the container for ingredients listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Just got confirmation from CSF. Astaxanthin has indeed been removed. You have to check the label on container to see if you have the new OmniaPro or the old one that contains astaxanthin. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Thanks for the information. Wonder why they removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 That's a relief. *whew* I won't have any problem buying the NEW one then. Thank you for checking Poopians! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 astaxanthin was removed because the high quality astaxanthin that CSF uses is far too expensive now? I wonder if quality of astaxanthin has any affect on color? If so, is that why some foods with astaxanthin doesn't affect the color vs some that does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 For me, it's better not to guess. I just try not to use it on neos at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I thought folks may like to see the results from an experiment I did in 2013 on some yellows by feeding them astaxanthin for 10 days: They stayed this way for almost a year. They went from yellow to bluish/greenish to brownish. My suspicions are that some "blueberries" being sold are fed astaxanthin to change their color as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Thanks for the photo soothe. Nice to photographic evidence. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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