anyone use KENS FISH fish food?

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i just ordered 3 dif. types of food from kensfish. it seems all his food is vacuum-sealed in 1/2 lb bag amounts?

i was just wondering this will be my first time getting food from him, what does everyone do with the food after they open it up to keep it fresh? what is your take on the quality of the food? i dont like the store-bought algae wafters i bought cuz they'll sit in the tank for days if i let them, they dont seem to break down/soften up too easily....i'm hoping kens wafers wont be like that- or cloud up my water.

another thing i always liked about being able to go to the store is i could look at and see an expiration date. It seems to me i'll have no clue when his food was made or when it may expire?
 
I love Ken's pellets with earthworm! And so do my fish! I can't remember if there was an expiration date or not, but then I didn't look for one. I know I've never seen them sit for more than an hour.

I ordered the smallest amount available (can't remember if 1/4 or 1/2 pound) for that type of food, and I just put it in a container, like rubbermaid. If it wasn't going to be all used within a month or two, I would split it into smaller portions and put them in Food Saver bags and freeze them (marking the date and type of food on it). I try to order only what I can use within 3 months since prepared foods can loose their nutrients (flakes more than pellets or wafers).
 
Ok thanks!!

i figured i'd just use mason jars to store the food in once its opened. I have 5 fishtanks, 2 of which are 75 gal., so it seems like i go through food like crazy and to have brosed kensfish prices was a godsend!! for 1/8 lb (2 ounces) of bloodworms it only cost HALF the price of what HALF that amount (1 oz) cost me from the pet shop!! so to have bought the 2 oz. of bloodworms with shipping, it came to about the same amount as what 1 oz. would've cost me from the petshop. Ofcourse then adding on the 2 oz. of wafers & 2 oz of brine shrimp i was elated at the money i saved!
 
I just open the entire bag and put all of it into those small microwavable plastic containers you get at the 99c store.

The quality is alright, my fish and inverts don't seem to prefer it over any other brand (except maybe the Nerites.. they only seem to like OSI for some reason), but the price for Kens is much lower. I'm not really sure about expiration dates.. I've been seeing a few threads around the net recently about packages molding, I really wonder how long ago some of them were made, and how long they last.
 
same here. I use freezer ziplock bags and try and remove as much air as possible them just keep out small tupperwares of what I feed daily.
 
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