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Easysps is a food for SPS corals, specially formulated for this specific type of coral, although given its special characteristics of size range and composition, it is also suitable for aquariums where this type of corals do not dominate.
It is composed of freeze-dried shrimp + microalgae + fish oil.
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Palaemonetes varians lyophilized
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Tetraselmis
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Phaeodactylum
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Isochrysis
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Sardine oil
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Tocopherols
With these ingredients, a freeze-drying / agglomeration / shearing process is carried out, from which we will obtain a range of food particles in the following sizes:
0.4 - 200 µm 54.90% of particles in this range
200 - 400 µm 28.30% of particles
400 - 1000 µm 16.70% of particles
Why is it an ideal food for so-called SPS (Short Polip Stony coral) corals? Because the range of particles where this type of coral predates with the greatest intensity is around 60 µm.
Composition:
Once a certain range of particles has been achieved, we analyze what they are composed of. Thanks to a cold manufacturing process (lyophilization and extrusion), a perfect conservation of all the essential compounds, already present in the raw material of this food, has been achieved.
- Proteins > 50 %: Apart from presenting a high protein percentage, this has been represented by the entire complete aminogram, that is, all the amino acids that are necessary for proper biological development are present in this food.
- Fat 6%: Perfect EPA / ARA / DHA percentages. These essential fatty acids derive from the special capacity of the microalgae present in easysps to synthesize them, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Isochrysis galbana (T. Iso). and Tetraselmis chuii.
- Carbohydrates 18%
With this nutritional profile we approach the same percentages present both in the coral tissues and in the composition of the 50/30/20 plankton itself. The easysps is 50/6/18 and the zooplankton is similar to the easysps. The percentage varies more in the lipid or fat proportion, where, as we can see, the proportion is further from the natural one (composition of the coral tissue). This has a reason, SPS photosynthetic corals are animals that live in symbiosis with plant cells (Zooxanthellae) from which they obtain a part of their nutritional needs.
Zooxanthellae give the coral, by translocation, 81% lipids and some amino acids in small amounts, 2% to the amino acid Glutamine and 1% to Alanine, which are insufficient for its protein requirements. Therefore, at Ibercan.net we recommend this food for corals since coral cannot live exclusively on its zooxanthellae and it needs to obtain proteins or its precursors and carbohydrates from other sources, mainly from zooplankton, phytoplankton, bacterioplankton and to a lesser extent from dissolved amino acids. in water.
The nutritional composition of easysps provides corals with a protein source of high nutritional value due to its complete aminogram, a balanced lipid profile and rich in EPA ARA and DHA, carbohydrates and essential bio-assimilable micronutrients that are directly involved in the metabolic pathways of these animals .
So between the contribution of the Zooxanthellae and that of Easysps we will have all the nutritional needs covered in their necessary proportions.