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VITAMINS
This is a generic term from entirely different active substances, which have nothing in common at all. They possess many different functions and each required amount differs strongly from the other. A very important point is that the lack of one vitamin cannot compensate with an oversupply of another vitamin.
Deficiency of nearly every vitamin, furthermore leads to the lack of appetite and growth disturbances, also apathetic ill looking fish is a very good indication of the lack of vitamins

Vitamin B1
Is necessary to obtain energy from carbohydrates in the food.
Deficiency leads to movement troubles and cramps.

Vitamin B2
Plays an important role in the digestion of protein.
Deficiency symptoms are bleeding sores on the skin and disturbances of the nervous system.

Vitamin B5 (vitamin PP)
Is important for the build up of various enzymes.
Deficiency is gill problems.

Vitamin B6
This is important for the nervous system.
Deficiency causes damages to the nervous system and ultimately to movement troubles.

Vitamin B12
Is necessary for the digestive organs and the build up of the red blood cells (haemoglobin).
Deficiency leads to anaemia and results in apathy and growth disturbances.

Vitamin C
This is important for the skeletal build up. Also, it plays an important role for improving the resistance of disease.
Deficiency leads to gill deformity and e to many diseases.

Vitamin D3
This regulates the intake of calcium and phosphorus also it is extremely important for skeleton growth.
Deficiency leads to (rachitis) a bone deformity.

Vitamin E
Stimulates the production of fertility hormones. Also it stabilizes other vitamins and the valuable fatty acids in foods.
Deficiency symptoms are infertility and liver fattening.

Vitamin H (biotin)
This is a growth factor.
Deficiency causes lack of appetite and cramps.

Vitamin K
Improves blood coagulation after injuries.
Deficiency will lead to problems to skin healing and to liver damage.

Choline
This is necessary for the digestion of fat.
Deficiency will lead to, among other symptoms, fattening of the liver.

Keith July 05

Keith

Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do.
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Keith,

I looked through all 3 posts that you made within the hour and copied and pasted them all into a word document.

1) [link=Feeding Ingredients and other necessary infomation P1]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/General%20Freshwater/61913.html?200507160100" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link]
2) [link=The Purpose of Diferent Ingredients P2]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/General%20Freshwater/61917.html?200507160133" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link]
3) is this entry

It would be nice if you could combine them and have a mod make it sticky or an entry in FAQs.

Thanks a lot for your effort,

Ingo

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Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club

it would be better if u submit it to this site and make an article out of it...but 1st, ask permission from different sources...in this way, all of us can access it anytime, anywhere..

gud job!!!
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are fish any different from us when it comes to vitamines?
if so, then how?

as far as i can see, those vitamines listed are the same we humans need.

Little_Fish

I have done this to make it easer. Thank you for your suggestion.

[link=Look Here]http:// www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/General%20Freshwater/61976.html?200507172322" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link]

Keith

Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do.
I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?
VOTE NOW VOTE NOW

Fry,
much of the biochemistry found in both humans and fish is constant throughout the animal kingdom. Indeed much of it is conserved right back to plants and bacteria. This includes such basic requirements as vitamins and co-factors required for metabloism.