Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Establishing Golden Shiners

Esshup - I fully understand your point � I would not want anyone misled, either. What I was responding to was a different post that implied that all fish excrete pepsin in the digestive process and a later statement that these species cannot digest FA. I find John�s observations regarding his home pond and the mystery pond featured in his video interesting and I am trying to grasp all of the factors that may be contributing to the FA-free state. As I am one of those who �thinks outside the box�, I tend not to take many statements as fact until researching them ad nauseum and thought I would throw this bit of info out regarding Cyprinids and trypsin (the FAO seems like a solid resource to me). If anyone has read studies that contradict the FAO, I would appreciate the link as I am just here to learn�..By the way, all of the research I found supports your post entirely. �Hope I have not stirred the pot so to speak.