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Post by anti on Sept 14, 2014 16:34:59 GMT -5
I know it is one of the foods that American Aquarium Products has talked about and promoted in their articles but does anyone have any experience using it. I just got 6 healthy discus and would like to keep them this way. Right now I'm feeding them blood worms in the morning, Hikari micro wafers (which they seem to like) for noon and brine shrimp at night. I dont know if this is enough for long term health, but its all I have right now until I do some added research. I also bought San Francisco Bay Beef-heart as a treat but the more I read, it might not be a good idea. There is a video by Paradigm, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFmJkS4s1yM, and one of my concerns is how hard the food looks, and what will it do if they swallow a chunk. Will it swell up or cause other problems? I know everyone has a different idea on what to feed, so more the merrier |
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Post by Carl on Sept 14, 2014 20:22:57 GMT -5
I personally am using it for my SA Cichlid and while it is hard, my fish have no problem eating it.
I do however soak the food in water for 5 minutes prior to introduction to the aquarium (then I soak ALL dry foods prior to feeding)
Carl
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Post by anti on Sept 15, 2014 7:18:53 GMT -5
Carl do you find that its not all eaten and you have these chunks just sitting there. I'm just trying to find something good for Rams, Cards, and Discus that can digest besides frozen food.
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Post by Carl on Sept 15, 2014 8:55:14 GMT -5
My Red Parrot Cichlid eats it well and leaves nothing, however she spits out pieces then re-eats the pieces (sometimes a few times).
Carl
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Sept 15, 2014 18:07:10 GMT -5
I also use the food and first I will say, compared to other food, my fish come running (aka swimming), when I feed this food. It has such a strong fresh smell. My fish know it!
It is a little hard, but I grumble it up with my fingers before I feed, which takes care of this problem right away. I will leave some chucks, so they will float to the bottom for my bottom feeders. They break apart very quickly... really they are eaten as fast as they are breaking apart. If a fish get a larger chunk, they have always just spit it out and go for it again. One or two times of this and it's soft even to eat.
Since I grumble the food finely, I don't worry about soaking the food, but this is a great option for any hard food too.
I also use the larger chunks and feed them to my pleco. His favorite and he freaks out every feeding time.
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Post by kevin on Sept 21, 2014 17:51:30 GMT -5
I've been feeding this to my West African River Cichlid (aka zebra tilapia) that's pretty big. He went for it over the frozen. Also, after a little moisture hits the food, it softens up and then in dropping into tank, I usually don't see many bubbles escape and it sinks quickly. There's a good thread on this food with actual contents etc by the guy making it. Super informative. I'll have to go find the folder its in- but its called Fish Food and the member name is clayn.
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Post by kevin on Sept 21, 2014 17:53:31 GMT -5
Sorry I didn't have it first. Its under "General Discussions".
Hope that helps.
Kevin
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Post by parker002 on Sept 22, 2014 8:55:39 GMT -5
I concur with Kevin. Once you apply a bit of moisture, it break up easily. My fish aren't attacking it but they've also been eating Spirulina 20 for a couple of years so the change isn't as drastic for them. They do eat it will, though. It's obvious it's carefully made from high quality ingredients just by looking at it and smelling it.
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