I think it's as much a reflection on the hobby as anything else. Never ceases to amaze me how many genuinely nice folks I meet through my fish. Ken's definitely a keeper.
anyone use KENS FISH fish food?
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well! its great to hear so many good responses from kensfish! i'm glad i ordered.. like i said i had his site saved just never really the chance to use it. It does seem like its the way to go though if you have enough tanks to go through enough food that ordering his in bulk like he sells it would save you alot of extra cash!
kreesdqban- with only one 50 gal tank i'm not sure you would want to order from him unless you have a specific food your fish really like. I know when i had just the 75 gal i had some botias in there along with the other community fish that they loved bloodworms so much i moved up to a 1 oz. container of it that cost $11-$12! Even so, it took them awhile to go through that 1 oz. container. Now that I have 5 tanks and 2 of them being 75 gals though, to get 2 OZ. of bloodworms, double what i normally bought, for the SAME PRICE (including the shipping!) as what the 1oz. cost, I'm not only getting enough to feed all my tanks but i'm saving alot extra when i order the additional 2 oz. of brine shrimp and algae wafers- all of which are about HALF the cost of the smaller jars bought from the lfs that i fly through.
It can be a great deal if you have the numerous tanks/fish that eat up the food. If you only have 1 good-sized tank though it can also be a great deal like i said, if its a food that they really enjoy and you find yourself buying the larger bottles of it a little more frequently than the other foods!
kreesdqban- with only one 50 gal tank i'm not sure you would want to order from him unless you have a specific food your fish really like. I know when i had just the 75 gal i had some botias in there along with the other community fish that they loved bloodworms so much i moved up to a 1 oz. container of it that cost $11-$12! Even so, it took them awhile to go through that 1 oz. container. Now that I have 5 tanks and 2 of them being 75 gals though, to get 2 OZ. of bloodworms, double what i normally bought, for the SAME PRICE (including the shipping!) as what the 1oz. cost, I'm not only getting enough to feed all my tanks but i'm saving alot extra when i order the additional 2 oz. of brine shrimp and algae wafers- all of which are about HALF the cost of the smaller jars bought from the lfs that i fly through.
It can be a great deal if you have the numerous tanks/fish that eat up the food. If you only have 1 good-sized tank though it can also be a great deal like i said, if its a food that they really enjoy and you find yourself buying the larger bottles of it a little more frequently than the other foods!
Exactly my dilemma enthusiast lol. So until i get more tanks (hopefully in the future) I'll stick to lower quantities like New Life Spectrum ($5 on eBay) and other foods to keep my fish healthy. I have no choice but to keep Ken's website bookmarked after all the rave reviews everybody has given him.... lol
I order a 3 month supply at a time as it gives me flexibility. I save empty Tetra containers and put a month supply of food in it and the rest (that has been opened) goes into tupperware type containers that seal. Doing this made life easier for my wife and brother-in-law while I was in the hospital far longer than anticipated.
I cannot afford box store prices for the amount of food I buy and it costs me the same for 3 months from Ken's as a 1 month supply from the box stores.
The only problem I thought of was one of my picky, picky, picky Oscars wouldn't touch it but after 2.5 weeks decided that Ken's Premium Cichlid Pellets (7.5mm) tasted better than Hikari Cichlid Gold (Large Floating). Now he races to get Kens brand and leaves the Hikari to the other fish!
I cannot afford box store prices for the amount of food I buy and it costs me the same for 3 months from Ken's as a 1 month supply from the box stores.
The only problem I thought of was one of my picky, picky, picky Oscars wouldn't touch it but after 2.5 weeks decided that Ken's Premium Cichlid Pellets (7.5mm) tasted better than Hikari Cichlid Gold (Large Floating). Now he races to get Kens brand and leaves the Hikari to the other fish!
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I just got decapsulated brine shrimp eggs and the baby angels love them. I got that and some Methylene Blue. Good prices and great customer service.
i just got my package of food from his yesterday! these bags are HUUUGE!!
i find it hard to believe that the bloodworms are only 2 oz!?!?!?! The good-sized jar i bought from the petshop for $10 was 1oz., and i filled it full and it looks like i could do it 2 additional times with whats still in the bag from kens! it looks more like 3-4 oz. than just 2 but its an incredible amount!!
The quality is phenomenal! the freeze dried brine shrimp comes in like, chunks of 'powder', that crumble really easily, but this package of brine shrimp has next to NO 'shake' at the bottom of the bag! they're all huge chunks of brine shrimp! superb quality!! the bloodworms look great as i said, brine shrimp great, the algae wafers i ordered is also a great-sized package! He even threw in an additional packet of "kens premium algae flakes", which i dont know if its something new he's promoting and just threw in there for free or if i accidently got it? but its awesome!! i never got free promo's of fish food from my food purchases from the pet shops!!
just excellent- great- wonderful. All good things. Fast shipping, just great 1st experience with him! thanks for all the feedback guys we are truly all one-in-the-same with our experiences with kensfish and at the very least this thread has spread that word and made him another customer! you will NOT be let-down you tried him!! he literally will save you hundreds a year if you are one of those people with a fishtank room, or even numerous tanks!
i find it hard to believe that the bloodworms are only 2 oz!?!?!?! The good-sized jar i bought from the petshop for $10 was 1oz., and i filled it full and it looks like i could do it 2 additional times with whats still in the bag from kens! it looks more like 3-4 oz. than just 2 but its an incredible amount!!
The quality is phenomenal! the freeze dried brine shrimp comes in like, chunks of 'powder', that crumble really easily, but this package of brine shrimp has next to NO 'shake' at the bottom of the bag! they're all huge chunks of brine shrimp! superb quality!! the bloodworms look great as i said, brine shrimp great, the algae wafers i ordered is also a great-sized package! He even threw in an additional packet of "kens premium algae flakes", which i dont know if its something new he's promoting and just threw in there for free or if i accidently got it? but its awesome!! i never got free promo's of fish food from my food purchases from the pet shops!!
just excellent- great- wonderful. All good things. Fast shipping, just great 1st experience with him! thanks for all the feedback guys we are truly all one-in-the-same with our experiences with kensfish and at the very least this thread has spread that word and made him another customer! you will NOT be let-down you tried him!! he literally will save you hundreds a year if you are one of those people with a fishtank room, or even numerous tanks!
ridiculous gushing! have u tried him? i'm serious- do it.
i had been looking forward to the package coming and since its come now all i think about at work is how great of a deal it was...& how i cant wait to get home and overfeed my fish now lol
i had been looking forward to the package coming and since its come now all i think about at work is how great of a deal it was...& how i cant wait to get home and overfeed my fish now lol
lol!!!
I will have to send ken the link to this and some of the other threads. He has quite teh fan base. That is also where I buy all my shipping and filter supplies. He is president of his local club and super active within the hobby which makes it even nicer as we are supporting the hobby by supporting his site.
I will have to send ken the link to this and some of the other threads. He has quite teh fan base. That is also where I buy all my shipping and filter supplies. He is president of his local club and super active within the hobby which makes it even nicer as we are supporting the hobby by supporting his site.
