[SubRosa]

And while I'm at it here goes another aquarium nutrition myth down the drain!
The one where Brine Shrimp have no nutritional value.The shell of a Brine Shrimp (or any Arthropod for that matter)is made of a substance known as chitin.Chitin is not bone or anything even closely resembling it,but is actually a very complex protein.Fish which normally eat large amount of crustaceans possess chitinase enzymes in their digestive system and can break down and digest it as protein.Think about carbohydrates.Cellulose(wood) is a very complex carb that certain animals have evolved to utilize as food.The thought that nature wouldn't figure out a way to utilize all of the chitin it produces is ludicrous.

John