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College Fishman · 01-19-2012, 6:09 PM

didnt read through EVERYTHING, but did read some, sounds great. question though. Does it not dissolve in the water? you said you dip terracota pots in it for your fish, when you drop it in, do the fish just eat till they are full and then it is there till theya re hungry again??

msjinkzd · 01-19-2012, 6:14 PM

Yes, I have left it as long as 4 days, though teh manufacturer tested up to 2 days, without it fungusing in the water.

My tanks are low flow (sponge filters) so I may get away with leaving it longer than others.

Its great for my grazers who like to nom a little bit at a time.

Prince · 01-19-2012, 6:23 PM

Guess i will be the first Official release CCA guinea pig.

YSS · 01-19-2012, 6:29 PM

Man, I need a cliff note version of why I should try this food.

crazyclowntang · 01-19-2012, 9:49 PM

so is it better than NLS?

Prince · 01-19-2012, 10:15 PM

Other than Thera A I really don't like nls. The pellets are too small.

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msjinkzd · 01-20-2012, 1:06 PM

I don't like NLS either, just a preference. I use xtreme pellets and catfish scrapers for my big guys.

The gel food is nice because its versatile. For someone like me, running a TON of tanks, its great becasue it lasts in the water for a few days. I can also customize it with medication if needed.

Its not a replacement for a staple diet so much as a great tool for a breeder. The specificity of the diets makes it easy to feed challenging fish (i.e. things like my stiphodons that DO NOT eat prepared foods, graze readily on the soilent green) or make food constantly available to fry/grazers who would otherwise need to be fed multiple times a day.

The high quality of the raw materials optimizes growth and color. For me, its been a godsend. My water looks great, my fish are growing well and eating well adn it allows me to feed fish I otherwise had to do complicated live or algae cultures for.

crazyclowntang · 01-20-2012, 1:23 PM

hummmm you are convincing me into getting some! Does it work for the big CA/SA cichlids?

msjinkzd · 01-20-2012, 2:32 PM

I have no idea. I would imagine it might get pretty messy with those guys (at least I would not feed it to my oscar for that reason, I picture gelatin food being forced out gills and floating all over the tank)

YSS · 01-20-2012, 2:58 PM

Well, discus are grazers so it would be great for them. However, I have tons of bottom dwellers so I wonder how that would work.