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Hi guys,
I have a ibc setup, with about 30 silver perch all is well..
Just wondering if there would be any advantages or dis advantages feeding my fish lentils
and or other feeds?? Anyone tried this out and had good out comes.
Im interested in good diet for the fish but also the good stuff for the vegies..
At the moment im using Aqua one Australian native fish food, slow sinking crumble..

Any info would be great..

Cheers.

Probably biggest disadvantage is that your plants may end up suffering from a lack of some elements. Fish may also suffer a bit from a poor diet.

Thats a lot of fish for an IBC, do you have a lot of growbed volume?

Another disadvantage is water quality degradation due to uneaten vegetative matter...

What's wrong with a quality balanced fish feed?

Quite possibly it is very beneficial for them.

Sprouted Lentils dried and crushed would be best, because it provides all the essential amino acids.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013 ... orous-fish

These supplements added to the normal veggie food.
The plant protein blend supplementation for all three diets is based on a proven formulation for rainbow trout [32] with slight modifications to meet known minimum protein (44.5 %) and lipid (5.76 %) levels for cobia [22]. Lysine, methionine, threonine, magnesium, and potassium chloride were all supplemented to mimic concentrations commonly found in fillet tissues [32]. - from the following Lipids article

Taurine Supplementation of Plant Derived Protein and n-3 Fatty Acids are Critical for Optimal Growth and Development of Cobia, Rachycentron canadum
Aaron M. Watson • Frederic T. Barrows • Allen R. Place

Lentils are high in two in their seed state:
Lentils are deficient in two essential amino acids, methionine and cysteine.[5] However, sprouted lentils contain sufficient levels of all essential amino acids, including methionine and cysteine.[6]
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil

Would love to see their research applied to produce organic fish feed. Perhaps even devote some aquaculture to Lentils and pumpkin seed (high in magnesium) production. I would avoid soy due to phytoestrogens. I emailed Aaeron and he gave me a copy of the article.

Quite possibly it is very beneficial for them.

Sprouted Lentils dried and crushed would be best, because it provides all the essential amino acids.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013 ... orous-fish

These supplements added to the normal veggie food.
The plant protein blend supplementation for all three diets is based on a proven formulation for rainbow trout [32] with slight modifications to meet known minimum protein (44.5 %) and lipid (5.76 %) levels for cobia [22]. Lysine, methionine, threonine, magnesium, and potassium chloride were all supplemented to mimic concentrations commonly found in fillet tissues [32]. - from the following Lipids article

Taurine Supplementation of Plant Derived Protein and n-3 Fatty Acids are Critical for Optimal Growth and Development of Cobia, Rachycentron canadum
Aaron M. Watson • Frederic T. Barrows • Allen R. Place

Lentils are high in two in their seed state:
Lentils are deficient in two essential amino acids, methionine and cysteine.[5] However, sprouted lentils contain sufficient levels of all essential amino acids, including methionine and cysteine.[6]
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil

Would love to see their research applied to produce organic fish feed. Perhaps even devote some aquaculture to Lentils and pumpkin seed (high in magnesium) production. I would avoid soy due to phytoestrogens. I emailed Aaeron and he gave me a copy of the article.

Sorry for the double post, joined to respond and eager to soak up what knowledge I can here. I would like to build my own system one day once life slows down.