Fishguy2727
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Yes, unfortunately it can be much harder to eat healthy as a human in the developed world.
My algae eaters eat NLS. My plecos, reticulated hillstream loach, etc. don't get any other foods. Obviously they can have what algae grows in the tanks and they usually have driftwood too (except the ones in the 75 with the goldfish).
Algae eaters (plecos and the like) are the same as other fish. They have adapted to get all the nutrients they need (very similar to the nutritional needs of other fish) from algae and other foods. My bristlenose plecos come right out and chow down on the Thera+A pellets just like all the other fish in the tank.
NLS's site has done a good job of compiling the information about the food, and I agree that he does take some liberties in some of the things he claims (but not much). Overall if you read their nutrition article, watch the video, and read the reviews you will get a good idea of what this food can do.
I have said it before and I will say it now, what you can achieve with this food is something I have not heard of with other foods. I have not heard of mandarins taking any prepared food except NLS. I have not heard of Moorish idols living in captivity for years on any diet, especially not any prepared food, except NLS. When Hikari has a food that can keep Moorish idols alive for years I want to know about it. When Omega One has a food that can raise captive bred mandarins I want to know. It can be hard to see the difference with most freshwater fish. They are hardy and can take to and do well enough on almost any food. But it is a whole different league to be able to keep almost all saltwater fish on a food, and be able to use the food for the corals in the tank. The results that so many aquarists (not just me, my experience, or my opinion) have achieved with NLS are different than what has been achieved with almost any other food out there.
My algae eaters eat NLS. My plecos, reticulated hillstream loach, etc. don't get any other foods. Obviously they can have what algae grows in the tanks and they usually have driftwood too (except the ones in the 75 with the goldfish).
Algae eaters (plecos and the like) are the same as other fish. They have adapted to get all the nutrients they need (very similar to the nutritional needs of other fish) from algae and other foods. My bristlenose plecos come right out and chow down on the Thera+A pellets just like all the other fish in the tank.
NLS's site has done a good job of compiling the information about the food, and I agree that he does take some liberties in some of the things he claims (but not much). Overall if you read their nutrition article, watch the video, and read the reviews you will get a good idea of what this food can do.
I have said it before and I will say it now, what you can achieve with this food is something I have not heard of with other foods. I have not heard of mandarins taking any prepared food except NLS. I have not heard of Moorish idols living in captivity for years on any diet, especially not any prepared food, except NLS. When Hikari has a food that can keep Moorish idols alive for years I want to know about it. When Omega One has a food that can raise captive bred mandarins I want to know. It can be hard to see the difference with most freshwater fish. They are hardy and can take to and do well enough on almost any food. But it is a whole different league to be able to keep almost all saltwater fish on a food, and be able to use the food for the corals in the tank. The results that so many aquarists (not just me, my experience, or my opinion) have achieved with NLS are different than what has been achieved with almost any other food out there.