Pacu305
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anyone thought of using xtreme aquatic food?
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Experienced fish keepers: What are you feeding your fish?
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It's not really available in UK. Ir recieves loads of marketing in the usa not sure if that makes it any good or not.
Any particular foods from the TA Aquaculture ranges you can recommend Darrel? I've been looking at these Artemia soft pellets which look good: http://taaquaculture.uk/Soft_Pellet.htm
Hi all,
Traditionally I bought the <"Astax red crumb">, <"Freeze Dried Arctic Copepod"> and <"Cool Earthworm" and "Spirulina" flakes">.
Last time I got the <"TA Blend No. 1">.
cheers Darrel
Next time I buy some food I'm going to try that.
Traditionally I bought the <"Astax red crumb">, <"Freeze Dried Arctic Copepod"> and <"Cool Earthworm" and "Spirulina" flakes">.
Last time I got the <"TA Blend No. 1">.
cheers Darrel
Thanks Darrel - I'm going to order some of those soft pellets now. In between feeding BBS and grindal worms I feed a mixture of dried foods, all ground up small (as I just have tiny fish), but I still find the fish sometimes seem to struggle eating them as they are still hard. I'm hoping these pellets will be easier for them to eat - and hopefully more nutritious.
I did buy some decapsulated brine shrimp eggs a while back (you added a link to another thread if I remember). I've tried those a couple of times, but they are vary hard/gritty - for some reasons I expected them to be soft with the shell removed - is that normal?
ScareCrow
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I have TA Blend No. 2, Astax Granule (grade 5) and High Protein Granule (grade 2). The TA blend No.2 is about 1-2mm, the Astax Granule is about the same size as tea (in a teabag) and the protein granule is dust. The protein granule was smaller than I expected so I mix all three together along with some Aquacare tropical micro granules in a pot. Then I take pinch of the mixed food, quickly dip it in the tank and then lift back out, roll it between my fingers and divide into required size pellets.
Hi all,
Usually I feed Grindal, Micro-worms and any ground food all soaked in water, it allows you to spread around the tank, and my fish never show a huge amount of enthusiasm for dried food, so it makes them more likely to have a go at it if its in with a live food item.
cheers Darrel
I buy all the flake, and pellet foods, in "standard size", but then I use a <"pestle and mortar"> (~£15) to grind it to the size I want. I also use the pestle and mortar to reduce the rolled oats that I feed to the Grindal worms to "Ready Brek" size.
They are quite hard, I usually mix them in some water in a beaker before I feed them. I add the water, give them a swirl, wait five minutes, give them another swirl and then tip them in the tank.
Usually I feed Grindal, Micro-worms and any ground food all soaked in water, it allows you to spread around the tank, and my fish never show a huge amount of enthusiasm for dried food, so it makes them more likely to have a go at it if its in with a live food item.
cheers Darrel
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Sarpijk
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I had no knowledge of the TA fish foods, just browsed their website and I am a little confused from all the options.
I mainly keep hillstream loaches which naturally feed on benthic algae that contains aufwuchs. I also keep pygmy corydoras.
If I were to buy two types of food what should I get? Also flake of granule?
Thanks in advance
I mainly keep hillstream loaches which naturally feed on benthic algae that contains aufwuchs. I also keep pygmy corydoras.
If I were to buy two types of food what should I get? Also flake of granule?
Thanks in advance
Hi all,
This is the <"Loaches online">page for <"Sewellia lineolata">. I'd try "Bugbites" as well, mainly because Repashy foods seem to get a lot of mentions and that is also Black Soldierfly based. They may graze on a vegetable? Red (Capsicum) Pepper might be worth trying.
Both dwarf Corydoras spp. like really small food items. Micro/Banana worms (and rotifers) are their absolute favorites and I think they are pretty strict micro-predators in nature.
cheers Darrel
I might try the <"Spirulina granule">, partially because, even with the filter turned off, the flake is going to take a while to sink to the bottom.
This is the <"Loaches online">page for <"Sewellia lineolata">. I'd try "Bugbites" as well, mainly because Repashy foods seem to get a lot of mentions and that is also Black Soldierfly based. They may graze on a vegetable? Red (Capsicum) Pepper might be worth trying.
Mine have never shown much enthusiasm for any non-live food, but they've eaten both the <"decapsulated brine shrimp"> and "Bugbites". My guess is that they must eat the Astax crumb (and No 1 blend,) purely because I've owned them and/or Corydoras hastatus for a long time, and they must be have been eating something.
Both dwarf Corydoras spp. like really small food items. Micro/Banana worms (and rotifers) are their absolute favorites and I think they are pretty strict micro-predators in nature.
cheers Darrel
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veerserif
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I use the Xtreme Nano Pellets in my rotation. It's small enough to fit in my pygmy corys' mouths, which is a huge help. But I don't keep any picky eaters among my fish. If you scatter it on the surface it floats for a decent time, if you submerge it it sinks straight down, so it's easier for me to target-feed using it.
I've just noticed mine have small white bugs crawling around in 3 of them, I'm guessing cereal mites.
Hi all,
They also smell, a sweet, minty smell, with slightly unpleasant undertones.
cheers Darrel
They are <"very round, and not very active">. You can see them below on the dark plastic.
They also smell, a sweet, minty smell, with slightly unpleasant undertones.
cheers Darrel
Ah these are running around rather fast to my eyes. Very small. They've made one culture overly wet though.
Hi all,
<"Sciarid flies?"> They can fly, but often don't, they are pretty speedy and they like damp compost.
cheers Darrel
I'm not sure, I get <"Springtails (and House mites)"> in the cultures as well, but they don't tend to run around.
<"Sciarid flies?"> They can fly, but often don't, they are pretty speedy and they like damp compost.
cheers Darrel
They get a bit of variety - tetra prima, tropical wild discus granules, sera o nip, soft Artemis pellet, sera immunopro, bug bites and their favourite freeze dried black worms. That stuff is fish crack, they turn into piranhas when it’s added to the tank. Expensive stuff but definitely worth the money.
cheers
Conor
cheers
Conor
Hi all,
I think most of the <"live Blackworms now available in the UK"> originated with the ones that Gerard @frothhelmet brought back from the USA.
cheers Darrel
If you want to try culturing them <"they aren't difficult to keep">.
I think most of the <"live Blackworms now available in the UK"> originated with the ones that Gerard @frothhelmet brought back from the USA.
cheers Darrel
Are the soft Artemis pellets the ones from TA Aquaculture? If so, how have you found them?
I’ve just ordered some, along with the freeze dried ‘crack’ black worms, so good to hear they are well like - if they are as popular as the BBS that’ll be a winner too!
I didn’t get them from TA but they are German so may be the same thing. They’re very good, well accepted by all fish including Poecilocharax Weitzmani which can be very fussy.
As for the black worms I haven’t found a fish that doesn’t love them, they suck them up like spaghetti.
cheers
Conor
Do you think they could be cultured in my rainwater butt that I use for water changes? The daphnia population is doing very well in there.
cheers
