Discus food

[KDS]

Is there a significant difference in nutrients between frozen foods and freeze dried foods? I have no discus now but will be adding some in about a months time. I sure would rather feed freeze dried bloodworms and brine shrimp than frozen stuff. Seems easier and less "stinky" lol.

Thanks in advance.

Kevin

[XAnhLe]

I'm not 100% sure but freeze dried process only remove moisture (water), which is good because instead of buying a pound of mostly water, you can buy a pound of mostly proteins and other stuffs. Freeze Dried = higher concentration of proteins and less water.

[MendoMan]

Look under the food and nutrition section, you'll find all you need to know. It seems the frozen vs freeze dried gets hashed out weekly.

[Disucs15]

I like the Freeze dried better then Frozen but I still feed some Frozen just to give then a all round diet

[sdrexler078]

If you buy frozen you're paying for water. Order freeze dried black worms from al

[sdrexler078]

He's in the sponser section

[OC Discus]

I have quit using frozen completely because you are paying more for less and it is nutritionally no better.

[discus250]

i feed frozen my fish never seemed to like the freeze dried.
if yours will except the freeze dried that's what i would go with as others stated you pay for water with the frozen

[seanyuki]

Feed the FDBW as the first meal of the day......IMO most fish are hungry in the morning.




i feed frozen my fish never seemed to like the freeze dried.
if yours will except the freeze dried that's what i would go with as others stated you pay for water with the frozen

[Altum Nut]

Francis made a good suggestion for picky eaters.

Also if you want there was a recent discussion here on Simply that broke down the positive and negatives of different foods and nutritional value.
Have a read that may help you.... http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?115735-Are-bloodworms-good

...Ralph

[OC Discus]

I would modify my comment to allow for home made beef heart mix and the like. Those are excellent foods if done right, economical, and are best kept frozen until fed.

[DISCUS STU]

The freeze dried is generally higher in protein and more economical, especially if feeding more than a few fish. I agree with OC re beef heart as one of the exceptions.

I still feed frozen bloodworms from time to time but mostly for variety and out of habit. It can also get freezer burn if kept for longer periods of time.

[ericNH]

I just made a new batch of frozen using some very lean top round. After trimming and processing, I have about a month's worth of food for my 125 gal tank. Cost of the meat: $2.14. Cost of the flake I added - insignificant. This is a very economical way of feeding your fish some good food.