is it okay to put plant food in my tank with fish in it?

Question

this is the food http://www.petco.com/product/13339/Jungle-Plant-Care-Solutions-CO2-Fizz-Tabs.aspx

im talking about live plant food

i have 1 betta

Answer 1

First, that is not plant food. Those are CO2 tablets that you have to add water to. You have to buy some kind of holding devices with airline tubing running from it, into the tank. The tablet dissolves in water, releasing CO2, which travels through the tubing and into the tank, where plants can use it to grow. Plant food would be fish poop. If you add this tab directly into your tank water, you will see almost no results, just a cloudy tank. Getting the proper equipment to add CO2 to the tank will NOT be harmful to fish, and it will NOT decrease the oxygen level, but adding the tabs right to the tank will cause cloudiness and likely harm your fish. Many pet stores carry root tabs, which are little disks that you place near the plants roots (under the substrate) which provides the plants with iron, nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, and many other vital elements for growth... Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Answer 2

CO2 is carbon dioxide, so you could put it in, but it might decrease the oxygen. Carbon dioxide isnt really plant food. If your tank is a planted tank (meaning mostly meant for plants) then I would put it in, if its a mostly fish tank, then its a 50/50.

Answer 3

A fish enthusiest that I know at work told me that he did an experiment where all he fed his gold fish for a month was liquid miracle grow. He said after a week the fish was really getting dirty. He thought it was having a lot of extra digestion due to the new food. After about a month he said he walked up to the tank and couldn't even see the fish! It was hidding in a patch of sea weed... It was hard to see because it had actually grown small ferns out of its mouth and backside! He talked to his vet about it and he said the process was known as " Epidermis Carboniferous" according to the :WWFRIOA: ( world wide fish research institution of america)... Hope I helped! Good luck with your fish!

Answer 4

It is a very well documented fact that plant food can cause epidermis carboniferous in fish. This is the external growth of tiny fungi on the gills and scales of captive fish. Although not entirely a bad thing(the fish are very colorful in this state), all the fish will eventually die. I suggest that if you want to feed your fish alternative foods other than CFFS approved fish food - try bird seed as this will give your fish a "lighter" than water feeling as if they can fly.

Answer 5

you can use any plant food, If you have inverts(shrimps,snails...ect) make sure it does NOT have cooper. Cooper will Kill inverts.

Answer 6

generally it is okay but only for that brand