Let's Talk About Fish Food
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I used to include the large pellets in my mix to slow down the greedy eaters like the silver dollars. Even my 11" Midas only ate the small and medium sizes.
With this new mix of fish I use small Super Color Omega One floating pellets, Xtreme Pee Wee cichlid pellets(sinking) and Tetra Color Crisp (flake).
My fish do not like the Xtreme so I might try the Omega One Marine pellets with garlic instead.
With this new mix of fish I use small Super Color Omega One floating pellets, Xtreme Pee Wee cichlid pellets(sinking) and Tetra Color Crisp (flake).
My fish do not like the Xtreme so I might try the Omega One Marine pellets with garlic instead.
A few of us are eagerly awaiting the Ken's order for food!
Just some thoughts on the Omega One Marine Flakes with Garlic for you guys. I purchased this feeling that maybe it would be a better food item than Tetra Color Crisps.
I like Omega One products and have had good success with it on my fish. But I did not like this product. The flakes ranged from giant pieces to crumbs and some would not even break apart that easily when wet. They would float around in these large pieces. You could tell the fish did not like the yellowish ones. The fish did not even seem that interested in the food.
I have to give it to Tetra with the Crisp thing. It is just a bit sturdier of a flake and has uniform size and just seems to hold up a bit better. So even though it may not be as nutritious of a product it does seem better made/designed.
So I feel as if I wasted money on the Omega One but if I sneak it in with the Tetra the fish will eat it, just not by itself.
Just some thoughts on the Omega One Marine Flakes with Garlic for you guys. I purchased this feeling that maybe it would be a better food item than Tetra Color Crisps.
I like Omega One products and have had good success with it on my fish. But I did not like this product. The flakes ranged from giant pieces to crumbs and some would not even break apart that easily when wet. They would float around in these large pieces. You could tell the fish did not like the yellowish ones. The fish did not even seem that interested in the food.
I have to give it to Tetra with the Crisp thing. It is just a bit sturdier of a flake and has uniform size and just seems to hold up a bit better. So even though it may not be as nutritious of a product it does seem better made/designed.
So I feel as if I wasted money on the Omega One but if I sneak it in with the Tetra the fish will eat it, just not by itself.
So tonight for dinner I had a salad. I had bought some small precooked frozen shrimp to put on it and after thawing I threw one in the tank. It sank to the bottom with all the fish staring at it.
This shrimp was meant for the new pleco. Well as I am leaving the room I watch all the fish go at this piece of shrimp and just start tearing it apart. So I cut up some for them and was surprised how they ate it.
In fact even the silver dollars were picking the food off the bottom which is very unusual behavior. It is kind of difficult for them with the large hook on the bottom to even do this maneuver. I had never tried this at all the last 3 years of fish keeping. I had tried bits of raw prawn and no success so I did not even think to try cooked shrimp.
Just one of those moments I had to share.
This shrimp was meant for the new pleco. Well as I am leaving the room I watch all the fish go at this piece of shrimp and just start tearing it apart. So I cut up some for them and was surprised how they ate it.
In fact even the silver dollars were picking the food off the bottom which is very unusual behavior. It is kind of difficult for them with the large hook on the bottom to even do this maneuver. I had never tried this at all the last 3 years of fish keeping. I had tried bits of raw prawn and no success so I did not even think to try cooked shrimp.
Just one of those moments I had to share.
The only real fish with an issue is the bocourti. I put the others down that were looking real bad. He did perk up and look at it but did not eat. That is why I am going to try the Seachem stuff (kanaplex) I was telling you about. Mix it into food and put in water.madness said:
I've got a batch without the garlic and I feel the Marine flake has changed how I view flake as a food for these guys. I had some old TetraMin and my guys wont even touch that stuff. But they devour the marine flakes and the water isn't cloudy.DMD123 said:
Sorry to hear about your experience, cuz of you I'm tending to favor my omega one foods over hikari
I still like Omega One products just not impressed with the flake much. The inconsistent sizes and the fact some colors the fish dont eat bother me. But it is just like most other flake in that regard. The Tetra may not be as good but the whole crisp design was well done.