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As in many sectors of the pet supplies industry, gaining additional benefits from food is becoming increasingly important in the aquatics sector too. Many fish foods contain ingredients for strengthening the immune system as well as nutrients, for example, as demonstrated in the following review.
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Two-tone tabletsThe German company Tetra Europe has unveiled its "Tablets Tabi Min". The tablets provide a biologically balanced staple diet for all types of bottom-feeding fish and contain additional benefits which are rendered visible to the user by the two-tone technology. One part of the tablet is a brown colour, indicating the algae content with valuable minerals. The yellow-beige part contains fish oil, a source of Omega-3 fatty acids and carotenoids to enhance colouring, as well as essential minerals and trace elements, says the company. Additionally, the tablets have a high anchovy content for good growth and contain shrimps to improve the acceptance rate.www.tetra-europe.deDesigner AquariumAA Aquarium of Hong Kong introduces the "Deco Hexo" and "Deco O", two new designer aquariums for home and office. They incorporate high-power LEDs that should save energy and create intense light penetration, transforming the aquarium with realistic sun-like light ripples. AA's "Touch" lighting switch completes the modern design - simply swipe the top to change from daylight to moonlight. Both designer tanks come as complete sets with "HPLED" lighting, air filter system, decorative rock, plastic plant, gravels and aquarium scrubs.www.aa-aquarium.comMedicines for ornamental fishManaus Aquarium presents its new range of medicines for ornamental fish. According to the company, biologists have found new ingredients and developed new compounds for these. The new "Bilocil" is designed as a remedy for skin and gill flukes, trematodes and tapeworms. "Bilocil" fights parasites with a combination of ingredients and it contains no polymers. "Cypricil" was likewise developed to treat skin and gill flukes as well as trematodes in the intestine, and is suitable for koi and goldfish. "Octocil", on the other hand, is a new remedy for flagellates and repairs holes in the head area of Cichlids. The medicine contains three pharmaceutical substances that act in synergy. Another new product is "Manacil", which is intended to combat White Spot disease and other single-celled ciliates. The newly developed remedy "Trichosal", which treats bacterial infections and fungal diseases in ornamental fish, replaces treatments with the active ingredient Nifurpirinol.www.manaus-aquarium.deMenu for tropical fishThe new "Pro Menu" of German company Tetra Europe features four different crisps, stored in separate sections inside the patented container. The crisps, which Tetra says are highly…
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