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Message: [QUOTE="Waterbug, post: 185989, member: 2322"] I'd backup the truck a little here. We're talking CRUDE PROTEIN 50%, key word is CRUDE. This is very typical of fish food. Crude protein may contain true protein or not. A cow can digest most crude proteins while a fish cannot digest any. It is very unlikely imo that the manufacturer of this food spends a lot of money on good protein sources and then didn't highlight that fact so they could charge more. So 50% is called very high protein, but that doesn't mean it actually is. No way to tell since the manufacturer isn't saying. Stuff like hair and feathers have very high crude protein content. That doesn't mean fish will get fat eating it. More likely they'd starve. My guess is the true protein percentage is probably in the 20-30% range because they do list FISH MEAL first. Same deal with the fat content. The protein and fats that fish cannot digest passes thru the fish and increases the waste load and provides food for creatures most people don't want in their pond. Feeding 12 times a day = problem, feeding 1 time a day = not so big a problem. Like most mass market pond products I think manufacturers have been forced into this game by customers. If one product says 30% crude protein and another says 50% for the same price most people are going to think 50 is more than 30, and protein is a good thing, and I don't know what crude means, so I'll buy the 50% stuff. To keep fish alive and cost down they use protein fillers to get the number up but keep actual digestible protein lower. It's unfortunate, but that's the world we live in. [/QUOTE]

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