Hi everyone, please help me rate these foods.

[Zionas]

1. Ocean Nutrition Formula-1 Pellets (American)

2. Ocean Nutrition Formula-2 Pellets (American)

3. Ocean Nutrition Spirulina Flakes (American)

4. Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef Flakes (American)

5. Hikari Marine S (Japanese)

6. Hikari Marine A (Japanese)

7. Hikari Seaweed Extreme (Japanese)

8. Hikari Algae Wafers (Japanese)

9. Hikari Ocean Plankton (Japanese)

10. Hikari Krill (Japanese)

11. Hikari Squid (Japanese)

12. Hikari Bio Pure Brine Shrimp (Japanese)

13. Hikari Mega Marine Algae (Japanese)

14. First Bite Mysis Shrimp (UK Brand)

15. First Bite Fish Eggs (UK brand)

16. First Bite Calanus Liquid (UK brand)

17. Organic Soii Kelp Tabs (Chinese?)

18. Hikari Rotifers (Japanese brand)

19. First Bite Copepods (UK brand)

20. Julian Sprung’s Sea Veggies (American)

21. New Life Spectrum Thera A+ Small Fish Formula (American)

22. Doctor Bassler Caviar (German brand, Munster Aquatics)

23. Frozen Bloodworm Cubes (Chinese)



Food Soaks (are they necessary):

Monday, Wednesday, Friday- Garlic Guard + American Marine Selcon Concentrate


Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday- Garlic Guard + Aqua Forest Fish V


Sunday-Aqua Forest Garlic Oil


Aqua Forest is a Polish brand.


Fresh seafood: Shrimp, shellfish, fish, squid, baby cuttlefish (墨鱼仔), crab, octopus, whelk.


Fresh veggies (does it have to be cooked and organically sourced?): Spinach, romaine Lettuce, Water Spinach (空心菜), red leaf lettuce, peas, soy beans, watercress, bean sprout, seaweed.



Live foods (when possible to acquire):

-Live seafood

-Live Bloodworms (used for fishing bait)

-Australian blackworms

-Live mysis

-Live brine

-Live white worms / mealworms (fishing bait)

-Australian instant Black Worms




I would appreciate it if you guys would help me determine the quality and suitability of my selection of prepared foods, as well as my potential list of fresh foods / frozen foods. Also, how often do I need to feed live food to make my fish live a long and healthy life?


Much appreciated.

 

[mike550]

I’ll offer a few thoughts. I use Hikari Marine S and PE Pellets for dry. I primarily use frozen foods. Hikari Brine shrimp — both Spirulina and Omega Enriched, and different blends of Rods Food. Nori every few days. I try to change things up so there is some variety instead of same thing every day.

BRS does some really nice videos on fish foods.

 

[Marco S]

Not sure about the brands you listed, but here is what I feed...

LRS - I used the Herbivore Frenzy and think it is the best of the best of the best, but it is hard to get here since none of my LFS's carry it and shipping is too much for frozen food, so I do not use it anymore.

1. Rod's Food - Since this is readily available local I now use this, specifically the Herbivore Blend.

2. Fresh Shrimp

3. PE Frozen Mysis Shrimp

4. Frozen Krill (Whole)

5. Fresh Scallops

6. Nyos Organic Food - Specifically the WIld Goji and True Algae blends

7. Omega One Seaweed - Just because these are readily available at the PetSmart a block away from me.

I start by defrosting a small chunk of Rod's Food and a cube of PE Mysis and chopping up a small piece of fresh shrimp, scallops, krill and mixing these every couple of days for the morning feeding. Whatever is left over after day two goes into my Invert QT and sometimes in my freshwater tanks and or coral QT.

For the afternoon I give a couple strips of seaweed on two separate Seaweed Clip to the main tank and watch the Tangs go crazy over them. I switch off between Green, Red and Brown, but not really sure if that actually matters.

In the evening I feed the Nyos Food, (they are smaller pellets) and the herbivores go crazy over this. The carnivores don't really care much for this, but the main reason I feed three times a day is for the Anthias and to maintain peace among the Tangs so it really doesn't matter to me, but it's just an FYI.

I hope that helps... ;Happy

 

[jimk60]

I am also looking for a high quality flake food. I'm currently using ocean nutrition spirulina and an aqueon marine flake. Any thoughts?

 

[Zionas]

Being an armchair advisor here but..... Hikari is a good brand. Hikari Marine S and M, Hikari Mega Marine, Hikari Mega Marine Algae. These are pellets / frozen.

For flakes, not too sure actually. New Life Spectrum Thera A Small Fish Formula and NLS S Pellets (for medium sized fish) are also worth looking into.

First Bite Reef Flakes and Veggie Flakes.

 

[jimk60]

Thanks. Mainly trying to avoid pellets because they sink too fast for the fish I have.

 

[S2G]

Wow I think you're over complicating this food thing. Nls is one of the best pellets you can buy. My fish spit out thera A, but love the regular marine. I have a puffer, eel, & triggers so I use a raw seafood medley. Defrost then soak in boyds vitachem. I buy a big bag of dried seaweed (nori) off amazon. I feed seaweed 1x every day, pellets 2x, & soaked seafood as needed.

Imo ocean nutrition & hikari are like feeding flavored cardboard.

 

[Paul B]

I would not use any of those foods or any of the suppliments except the live whiteworms and live or frozen seafood.

 

[jimk60]

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Wow I think you're over complicating this food thing. Nls is one of the best pellets you can buy. My fish spit out thera A, but love the regular marine. I have a puffer, eel, & triggers so I use a raw seafood medley. Defrost then soak in boyds vitachem. I buy a big bag of dried seaweed (nori) off amazon. I feed seaweed 1x every day, pellets 2x, & soaked seafood as needed.

Imo ocean nutrition & hikari are like feeding flavored cardboard.

I also feed feed frozen and some fresh. The ocean nutrition I feed includes vitamins A various B's C,K and others. Probably more nutrition than most frozen. Also Pollack, kelp, spirulina, shrimp, fish oil and others. A little more than flavored cardboard!

 

[Zionas]

I live in China so many of the good brand stuff like LRS and Rod’s Food aren’t readily available to me, unfortunately. Nor is NLS (only occasionally). Here the main brands seem to be Hikari, Ocean Nutrition, and First Bite (from the UK). Sad because I’m afraid my fish won’t be able to get good nutrition.

 

[rmurken]

I am also looking for a high quality flake food. I'm currently using ocean nutrition spirulina and an aqueon marine flake. Any thoughts?

PE Mysis has a mysis flake food that seems solid. My fish like, at least.

 

[flampton]

Well first of all it's unfortunately impossible to provide a diet that is native to the fish we keep. (Unless you have access to the exact geographical water source)

So you first need to look at the fish you want to keep. Carnivore/herbivore/omnivore? The fish you keep can have vastly different nutritional needs. However what's amazing is just like us most species kept can live on mediocre choices. So you have some slight leeway unless you're looking to breed or have a so called expert fish. (Spongivores/polypvores etc.)

And so no one will actually know what's perfect for your fish but any food you choose must at least attempt to cover the niche each of your fish reside in and even with that they'll make their own choices e.g. supposedly herbivorous fish might decide they're carnivores now

 

[BiggestE22]

I’ll offer a few thoughts. I use Hikari Marine S and PE Pellets for dry. I primarily use frozen foods. Hikari Brine shrimp — both Spirulina and Omega Enriched, and different blends of Rods Food. Nori every few days. I try to change things up so there is some variety instead of same thing every day.

BRS does some really nice videos on fish foods.

I have found a nutritious mix that I finally like. I mix julian springs purple sea veggies. The regular rods food mix and pe mysis. Seems to have protein fiber and fats. I have noticed that my 6-line wrasse colors are more electric and my cinammon clown also has a stronger orange color. My blue tang is a big and looks fat and energetic

 

[Zionas]

Sounds cool.