Vitamins and minerals

Vitamins are vital to fish health. These are organic substances that act as catalysts for
many of the biochemical reactions within the fish. Almost all vitamin deficiency will
increase the fish's susceptibility to diseases and stress. The best way to get a rich supply
of vitamins to your fish is to buy small quantities of diverse food for them. Storing excessfood in the freezer also prolongs the life of the vitamins. Providing frozen or fresh
vegetables and live food can also supply the much-required vitamins to your fish.
Minerals are also necessary for you fish. Bones, teeth and scale tissues require lots of
minerals. The minerals also carry out many supportive functions. Your tropical fish will
most likely suffer from a lack of Calcium and Phosphorous, if any. If they are kept in
hard water, fish are able to extract some amount of calcium from it, but soft water has
absolutely no supplies of calcium. Though mineral supplements will help to compensate
this deficiency, excess of some minerals can be poisonous. Therefore, mineral
supplements should not be used indiscriminately