Children like happy meals - but that doesn't make them a good choice as the base staple of their diet.Why ? it seem that they like Frozen Bloodworm.
Children like happy meals - but that doesn't make them a good choice as the base staple of their diet.Why ? it seem that they like Frozen Bloodworm.
I just wanted to second this. Hikari frozen, in my experience is just a cleaner product. If you've ever used their frozen mysis, compare it to others. The first expression that comes to mind is "squeaky clean". Worms carry a pretty broad spectrum of parasites, and you should be very picky about the source. Live blackworms from a LFS got permanently crossed off my list last year.I am not a big advocate of bloodworms.
If you chose to feed them, buy only a top brand like Hikari.
I would also not recommend feeding them to young fish.
No, they will become sick and die.My fish will become fat ? haha..
Yep - same as using a higher quality dog food without all the fillers, less waste and not nearly as stinky for what they do produceAs others have set you straight, frozen foods like blood worms, daphnia, and brine shrimp are treats, but lack the nutritional values to be fed routinely.
Also, not all flake fish food is created the same. Many use low quality fish meal (often the waste from fish processing) that requires copious amounts of starch (usually wheat, oat, soy or rice flour) as a binder/filler and to increase crude protein values. Fish can't process this and just produce more waste.*
Search for brands that use either fresh fish or whole fish meal listed as the first ingredient. Omega One, Ed's Almost Natural, New Life Spectrum come to mind.
*Since I switched to fish foods made from whole fresh fish, I notice much less fish waste...'believe it or not'.