Fish Food

[Shdwdrgn]

Wow that's some pricey food!

Hard to tell if my fish noticed any difference with the new food tonight. They gobbled it up, just like everything else. However it looks like it has some really good stuff in it, so even if I mix this small (20oz) bag in with the 5 pounds of wardleys, they're still getting some benefit without costing me a fortune. At least I can tell myself that...

 

[j.w]

I think your fish food might turn out to be even more than addy's in the long run........$15. for 20oz.........yikes!

 

[addy1]

They are only getting the good food until it runs out. I am not raising show goldies lol

 

[sissy]

Not raising show fish for sure .But I do like the vitamins they get with the osi treats and even though it looks like you don't get a lot of food ,you do .They get plenty of vitamin c from them also and the heart shape on the strawberry one is cute .I bought 2 bags of each kind for this year when they had them onsale .

 

[HARO]

$75 for 10 lb.? I wish I could get food for only $7.50 a pound! Oh, and by the way, I feed mine Laguna Premium food sticks. There is NO corn listed on the label, but it goes for $21, a pound. Not that bad, since a 22 oz. container ($29.) lasts me six months.
John

 

[addy1]

humm when you break it down that way, it is cheap food!

 

[j.w]

Geez John you are right cuz I just figured I get the Tetra Pond (fall and winter) stuff for $23.89 for 3 lbs and that works out to about $8 per pound! So addy's food is a good deal especially w/ no corn in it. Now the Wardleys food for summer is 5 lbs and costs only $13.99 but it's got ground corn as the second ingredient and the food prolly isn't that great.

 

[j.w]

We both posted together on the good deal addy! So we might have to check into your food and how your fish like it.

 

[j.w]

Thing is tho do I need 10lbs of fish food laying around cuz I bet in smaller quantities it costs more. How would you keep it fresh?

 

[addy1]

It is in a pretty nice bag, could take some out and put the rest in a sealed container, even stick in refer if you want to

Here is a site that sales, think he still comes to this forum:
A selection of different foods.

http://www.cascade-pond-supply.com/Koi-Food-c-146.html

Here is a kenzen site

http://www.highdesertkoi.com/

 

[HARO]

Keep in mind that if half your 10 lb. bag goes bad, it's no longer a bargain. How much do you feed in a season? Can you freeze it in one- pound bags to prolong its shelf life? If I remember correctly, Koiguy may have posted on this subject a while back. rofile: rofile: rofile:
John

 

[addy1]

I have been told, since I don't feed much, that I can freeze the food, only keep out what I will use. The food is in a vacuum bag at this point. I will open it once our weather becomes "normal" The fish, if fed at all, get the wheat germ stuff.

 

[27goldfish]

I get mine from ebay. My fish love it!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-LB-Aqua-M...=WDVW&rd=1&ih=012&category=20759&cmd=ViewItem

 

[j.w]

Holy fish poop 27 the shipping on that food is almost as much as the cost of the food. Still only a bit over $5. a lb so not bad and lots of protein.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Hey I buy my dogs this high quality grain free dog food that has botaicals and stuff, made right here in Alberta Canada. Been feeding it the the dogs and koi for 8 years and the koi come half out of the water and into may hand to eat it so it must be good! When I first heard the people were feed their koi dog food, I thought it was crazy until I compared the list of ingredients!