best food for fish

[ryan]

what are the best types of food to feed neon tetras and platies? include prices of food unless if there things from kitchen.

 

[maxwell1295]

My tetras and platies eat regular flake food. I mix in some freeze dried bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp on occasion, but neither of them are picky eaters. They eat pretty much anything, especially the platies.

 

[TCTFish]

Any basic tropical fish flake food with added spiralina. Costs vary between brands and size containers. Read ingredient labels. You want fish or fish meal to be the first ingredient. I like Omega One flake foods.

http://www.omegasea.net/

http://www.arcatapet.com/category.cfm?PageReq=2&catnum=288

(scroll to mid page for Freshwater flake)

http://www.hbhpet.com/htmlpage.htm

(Info. on HBH veggie flake. A very good veggie flake. Good ingredients).

The average size can (28 gm) goes for about $7 give or take a few cents.

A mix between these two flakes would make a very good staple diet. Less wasteful ingredients mean less poop and more nutrition for healthier water and healthier fish.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

I am a huge fan of New Life Spectrum. They do make a flake, although I do not know the cost.

 

[malkore]

I like Omega brands, and Ocean Nutrition. you might think Ocean Nutrition forumula 1 and 2 is for SW only, but nope...my fish LOVE their formula foods, frozen and pelletized.

 

[ryan]

alright thanx for all the ideas

 

[flipz]

For me, a very important part of my fishies diet is variety.

I have probably 10 different kinds of food that I rotate through and feed, and I think many will agree that variety is good!

-brent

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I do a combination of just regular tropical flake food and vegie flakes. Then I drop in vegi wafers for the CAE's. I also do an occasional freeze-dried bloodworms. And freeze-dried plankton for the bala shark.