> In a message dated 7/15/03 8:25:54 PM, chirstyn_at_cogeco.ca writes:
>
> << I've kept fish for years but I've always avoided
> fishes that ate "live food" like the plague. >>
>
> Well, there is difference between no live food and vegetarian food. The
> principle ingredient of any pellet or flake food is fish meal or
crustacean as a
> source. Is that a problem? Many fish cannot exist on a vegetarian diet,
since
> they are not built that way. For vegetarian fish, you certainly can avoid
live
> animal matter, but fresh vegetables are also "live" as are live algae and
live
> aquarium plants. In any case whether it is living or derived from living
> material, some creature or plant will die to create that food. The only
food we eat
> regularly that is not derived from living things is salt. Is dying a slow
> death due to starvation better than being eaten?
>
> Lee Harper
> Media, PA
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