What do you feed your fish?

[Fishman]

After reading the 'discus - possible HITH' thread, I was wondering what
others out there do to ensure a proper diet for their fish.

I buy and mix my foods. I will include a quality general mix in (small
grain), freeze dried bloodworms and a spirulina based vegetable grain in my
blend. I kept one old food container and mix equal amounts of the three.
Then I feed the mixture during feeding time. I also suppliment every other
night with sinking algae wafers for my nocturnal ones.

[Victor Martinez]

In the mornings, before lights are on, a mixture of Hikari sinking
wafers and alage wafers (lots of bottom feeders in my 110g). Sometime
after, a mix of frozen foods: brine and mysis shrimp, and bloodworms.
About twice a month they get spirulina flakes.
The little tank gets hikari sinking wafers for the shrimp and hikari
small food for the tetras. Both once a day.

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[Bill H.]

It's enjoyable to watch the bigger cichlids go after live feeder fish
on occasion. Bloodworms are good, tubifex are nice also, and a quality
flake staple food. Variety is good.

[Keith]

I feed my tetras Spectrum small pellets on four days a week. I feed
Ocean Nutrition algae flakes twice a week. Finally, once a week, I
feed a frozen food (brine, bloodworms, or one of the other cubes I
have).

I also supplement with sinking shrimp pellets, algae wafers, and small,
dried planktons.

And every once in a while, I'll throw in a soft insect from outside.
If I have a zuccinni, I'll throw that in there too overnight.

I think variety is very important. This keeps them happy.

[Robert Flory]

"Fishman" > wrote in message
news:Qff4f.1124$oy3.515@trnddc04...
> After reading the 'discus - possible HITH' thread, I was wondering what
> others out there do to ensure a proper diet for their fish.
>
> I buy and mix my foods. I will include a quality general mix in (small
> grain), freeze dried bloodworms and a spirulina based vegetable grain in
> my
> blend. I kept one old food container and mix equal amounts of the three.
> Then I feed the mixture during feeding time. I also suppliment every
> other
> night with sinking algae wafers for my nocturnal ones.
>
>
http://www.mreed.com/dryfoods.shtml

Angel & Discus Power Flakes

The fish love it.

bob

[teri]

alternate flake food: freeze dried brine shrimp flakes, and three
varieties of tropical fish flake food. once a week frozen bloodworms.
occasional tubifex worms.
teri

[Fallout]

"Fishman" > wrote in message
news:Qff4f.1124$oy3.515@trnddc04...
> After reading the 'discus - possible HITH' thread, I was wondering what
> others out there do to ensure a proper diet for their fish.
>
> I buy and mix my foods. I will include a quality general mix in (small
> grain), freeze dried bloodworms and a spirulina based vegetable grain in
> my
> blend. I kept one old food container and mix equal amounts of the three.
> Then I feed the mixture during feeding time. I also suppliment every
> other
> night with sinking algae wafers for my nocturnal ones.
>

I feed my small tangs twice a day. I alternate between vegetable based and
higher protein dried foods in the morning. In the evening I alternate
between frozen brine shrimp and frozen cichlid mix.

-Jon

[Dick]

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:15:41 -0700, "Robert Flory"
> wrote:

>
>"Fishman" > wrote in message
>news:Qff4f.1124$oy3.515@trnddc04...
>> After reading the 'discus - possible HITH' thread, I was wondering what
>> others out there do to ensure a proper diet for their fish.
>>
>> I buy and mix my foods. I will include a quality general mix in (small
>> grain), freeze dried bloodworms and a spirulina based vegetable grain in
>> my
>> blend. I kept one old food container and mix equal amounts of the three.
>> Then I feed the mixture during feeding time. I also suppliment every
>> other
>> night with sinking algae wafers for my nocturnal ones.
>>
>>
>http://www.mreed.com/dryfoods.shtml
>
>Angel & Discus Power Flakes
>
>The fish love it.
>
>bob
>

I feed my fish Tetramin "Tropical Flakes." If the measure is how
quickly they "attack" the food, then my "fish love it."

Not that I am going to change my fish diets, but I am curious, what
results are you judging that "Power Flakes", "spirulina" or other
feed such as "blood worms" , etc. to go for these alternate foods?

My tanks have been up for 2 to 3 years and the fish sure seem to like
the flakes. My one 5 inch black angel fights with the aggressive SAEs
to hog the floating flakes. The rest dash around mid or bottom tank
to get the leavings.

dick

[Lord Don]

I have a pond that I grow snails in for my puffer.
I feed my oscar mainly from my woody and earth worm cultures
My octopus gets fresh crabs
and I make up batches of frozen/dry food custom for my other tanks.

Tailor made is way to go