Just curious........thanks in advance
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Just curious........thanks in advance
I used to feed hans cobalt flake but have found Als foods to be more to my liking. FDBW cubes, discus gold, FDBW pellets and now discus chow
When I was using a lot of flake, I used Kens Fish and Angels Plus.
Most of my fish want their food on the bottom, so I feed mainly Repashy, with some frozen and pellet/stick food now. I haven't had discus in a while now, but I didn't use flake with them. Mostly FDBW with some frozen foods and beefheart mix.
I don't like the beefheart flake from Kens. Not sure if all of them are like this, but it clumped together and eventually crumbled into little bits only the swordtails would eat. Never tried the pre-packaged beefheart cubes.
I feed the earthworm flake from www.yourfishstuff.com to my non discus fish and have had great results
Discus Hans Flake Food, California Freeze Dried Blackworms, DiscusFORREST AQUAbites Premium Grade Granules and San Francisco Bay Frozen Beefheart cubes.
Rick Mileski Sr
My fish go bannanas for Prime Reef Flakes. My dogs too. :flame:
What are your opinions on New Life Spectrum and/or Sera fish food?
I think one important question is size of your fish.
I stopped feeding frozen BH at some point and stuck with other foods. Tank stayed much cleaner and there are plenty of nutritious foods out there that are not as messy. I did feed kens BH flake for a bit. I don't feed any flake anymore. Just don't feel it's necessary if you are feeding fdbw and quality pellets
The manufacturers may not like this, but I'm not sure that there's much difference between brands of flake foods. Some of them have specific additives, e.g. medication, coloring agents, but the macro nutrient composition is likely similar.
One real difference between different batches of flake food is the age. Vitamins added to flake food will break down over time. If you buy flake food in bulk, I recommend keeping a small batch out and freezing the rest. That's what I do. I'm most happy when I get batches with gigantic flakes, because that's probably not old stock.
I put flake food in my tanks for all the dithers, such as German rams or tetras. Over time, I find that discus, and even altum angels, will start to eat them. My primary food is still frozen beefheart. In my experience, nothing put on size like beef. I don't have the "messy" problem other people have reported. My beefheart stays in one chunk pretty much until it's completely consumed.
Willie
I've used them to feed adults and fry. 52% protein
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Omega One - nothing compares
Al's stuff is good. i like Ken's Fish Products too.
For what it is worth, we have tried all major brands of flake in the hatchery and we had the best results from Brine shrimp direct www.brineshrimpdirect.com
.....the quality of the flake is second to none and the discus take to it almost immediately.....it is made fresh in smaller batches and comes in a variety of types...we have specifically used:
plankton flake
brine shrimp flake
Spirulina and Kelp Flake
Garlic flake plus
if you have any questions
just ask
thanks
Love Ken's Flakes, but use them now only in beef mix.
If you want information on flake food and ingredients check out this website.
You can ignore the information on Oscars but his food information is great.
http://oscarfish.com/
I'm currently using NLS flake and all my fish like it. Not as much as Prime Reef, but NLS has better ingredients. I treat Prime Reef like potato chips for my fish and only feed it once a week or 2. But my main staples remain Northfin Krill gold and cichlid formula.
I use seachem nutridiet flakes: discus formula, marineplus, shrimp, and chlorelia. They all have strong garlic smells, some fish may not like it in the beginning, but will accept them very soon. I like their ingredients and probiotics. Seachem food is relative new i think, not many people use their flakes
My fish LOVE Ocean Nutrition Discus flakes and Brine Shrimp flakes - esp the brine shrimp flakes
Discus Hans Cobalt Flakes make discus grow big fast. The downside is that it is very hard to get (and keep) discus eating these, they prefer other foods. The problem I had is that half the container was crumbs which when fed decrease water quality.
I also feed my new stenders Hans flake. I orderd 1 pound and the first couple days they didn't eat very well especially the blue flakes which i've read from others. But now they are pirahnas and about take my fingers off on everything i feed them including the blue flakes. I also feed Fdbw,frozen brine shrimp,omega one carnivore and bh.
Talking about flakes, and flakes only . I use Ken's super color flake fish and even shrimp like it, and for Angel's Plus . Spirulina plus. I just want to say only these specifics flakes, work for me, as I try others flakes from Angels Plus ( that fish didn't accept at all , and they were like plastic chips). Same with Kens no all his product will be accept by the fish with the same enthusiasm.
When it come to pellets, I pick up from John's way back when I visit his Hatchery , the Hikari , Sinking Cichlid Gold ( mini), the tiny is even better but rarely available. wilds Heckels take them with gusto.
Of course Al's FDBW are like "crack".
Just one note when it comes to any dry foods , flakes and pellets , is all about freshness, so even good quality food will be rejected if it goes stale.
Northfin pellets.. AquaticFood’s freeze dried black worms, Frozen bloodworms or freeze dried bloodworms.
I used to feed Hans flake, but they ended up turning their noses up to it. I feed fdbw from Al with spinach which they love, brine shrimp, frozen blood worms until I read a recent post about them...I found a guy who makes and sells his own flake/pellets through a member here. This guy is really proud of his formula and I learned a lot in the short time we spoke. I should be receiving it tomorrow. I’ll let you know how they like it. He’s into food sourced vitamins(not crushed pill form), the right amount of probiotic, protein, etc. If it’s okay with SD i will post his website for anyone who’s interested.
Patty
I use omega cichlid flakes my young discus love it more than the cobalts Discus flakes they spit that stuff out so I ended up feeding it to my mixed tanks ... I bought brine shrimp flakes from brine shrimp direct and the the discus ate it right away ... I also feed frozen brine Al’s fdbw and hikari bloodworms tried San Francisco Bay and they were not too fond of it .. I also feed tetra color granules ..once a week I will feed homemade beef heart mix
Ken's
Liz Streithorst told me about Captain Bob’s Fish Food: I got the flake and didn’t know about Bug until just now while looking it up for you. I’ll have to check this out on my next order. My fish love this food.
Default Captain Bob's Fish Foods
This is a guy with a real job who makes fish food because he wasn't satisfied with what was being offered on the market. He has all the equipment the big guys have but on a much smaller scale. He can customize an order of a couple lbs. He just made 2 custom orders for me!
He has this new food that I am very high on. He calls it Bug. When I contacted him for details on it this is what he told me:
"Bug uses the Black Soldier Fly Larvae as its main protein source. The rest is : salmon meal ( my own processed Salmon fillets ), dehulled soybean meal, Wheat, Krill, Spirulina, Kelp, Garlic, Paprika, Baby clams, and a host of vitamins: A,B complex, C, D, E, and K. Bug [is]40% protein, 20% fat, 7% ash. Don't worry about the two grains near the top of the list. There's a good reason. I use Soybean because it's 40% protein and a good source of methionone. Wheat is a good full of good carbs and a huge source of Glutamic acid, brain food."
He making Bug right now in powered and granulated form. But has the ability to make it in pelleted or flake form. I got the granules. I was worried because the size of the granules was too big for the Discus' mouths but I needn't have worried. The granules sank to the bottom, the Discus blew on them, they softened up in the water fast and then the Discus went to town on them. Next time I order I may ask him to make them into 1.5mm pellets for me just because I like pellets.
The other food he makes that I depend on is his Teenie Greenie. It is a 1.5mm pellet. I never asked him what was in it. All I know is that the Discus gobble it up when I toss it in. I suppose I could ask him, but if the Discus like it that much it's good enough for me.
This guy is not a marketing wiz. He could use a lesson from Dan. But he DOES make excellent foods because making the best fish food is his passion. http://www.captainbobsfishtales.com/
if you search Captain Bob’s Fish Food here, you will find Liz’s thread above.
Patty
Patty, if you want to try the Bug let me know. I was the one who told Bob about those bugs after I heard a story about them on NPR. When he first made them he only made the powder. If he's making it in granules and pellets now I want to buy some, too.
I know. He never updates his website. He likes getting his customers by work of mouth. Shoot him an email. He'll get back to you.
Here’s his email: captainbobsfood@gmail.com
I’d be interested in some pellets Liz. All my fish love his flake and my discus are finicky eaters!
Patty