fish flake food
- Thread starter woodboys
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The fish don't care what size the pieces are. If they sink, it just gives them something to hunt for! Remember....in the wild, fish aren't hand-fed. They have to scavenge for food constantly.
Even our danios and neons will scavenge on the bottom.
Just be sure not to over-feed! I try to feed LESS than what I think they need.
Even our danios and neons will scavenge on the bottom.
Just be sure not to over-feed! I try to feed LESS than what I think they need.
LOL....Jamie is right.....BUT IT IS IRRITATING! the little stuff settles lower in the canister, so that's why the small pieces are at the end. It also helps if you shake the food out and don't grab with your fingers.....ok....I can't believe I felt that was worth posting.......I will speak no more of this OCD trait of mine......thanks a lot for bringing it up.....
echoofformless
Peat Advocate & Defender Of Snails
I use a small spoon to get my food. That seems to reduce some of the disintegration.
Certain foods are more prone to it than others - Omega One flakes are very light and brittle. But this is not to say they aren't high quality - they could be about the highest quality on the market. Therefore I wouldn't change foods just to avoid the breaking. That's how inconsequential it really is.
So yeah - a small spoon. Shaking the food out can be a bit risky.
I would hate to have to vacuum a whole can of food out of a tank...
Certain foods are more prone to it than others - Omega One flakes are very light and brittle. But this is not to say they aren't high quality - they could be about the highest quality on the market. Therefore I wouldn't change foods just to avoid the breaking. That's how inconsequential it really is.
So yeah - a small spoon. Shaking the food out can be a bit risky.
I would hate to have to vacuum a whole can of food out of a tank...
actually for some fish the sinking flakes can be better for them - fish like goldfish and bettas can easily have swim bladder problems from eating off the surface and ingesting air bubbles along with their food. sinking flakes means no air intake in sensitive fishes.
Try the "granules". There usually barely any ash in these, or buy freeze dried food stuffs and you won't have to worry about it so much.
My fish won't take flakes that are bigger than their mouths, they just ignore them (chewing is too hard 
) and they eventually sink to the bottom for my plecos. So I have to pick out the flakes and crush them with my fingers into tiny (but not too tiny) bite-size pieces.
THEN they go crazy for it.
) and they eventually sink to the bottom for my plecos. So I have to pick out the flakes and crush them with my fingers into tiny (but not too tiny) bite-size pieces. THEN they go crazy for it.