gingerbeer Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 There seems to be a few new foods on the market at the moment, and it does make me wonder if I am getting left behind with my NLS love. Have you/Will you try any of the new feeds available, and if so which and why? If not - Why? Also helpful to mention the fish you are feeding as I do not believe one food suits all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicko Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) You're not the only one, I still feed nls to everything even guppies. I have at least 10 dry foods for the fresh tanks and at 5 for the marine. I still like Sera but lately I've been using tetra, ocean free, extreme and ocean nutrition. I have noticed that some fish don't like the tetra but the rest seem to be enjoyed. Nls and Sera are still the go to foods and I've found that it's hard to get fish off Sera and nls if they have been the main foods but it's easy to get fish to eat them if they haven't had it before. Cheers mick Edited October 22, 2015 by smicko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 africans mostly from lake malawi aquamunch for adults thrive advance for fry OSI flake for multies, humpheads, and some for my malawi fry in the first week, bristle nose get aqua one waffers, humphead fry also get frozen brine shrimp goldfish get a cheap bulk food from aquaholics as do my 1 tank of yankies, i also keep a stash of blood worms which i will feed to young cuckoo's when they are changing from eggs to pellet food, this seems to work i use aquamunch as its good value, doesn't cloud my water, and i know the ingredients are put together by an african keeper for africans, i do get other foods and mix it up a bit, but normally only if i'm testing new foods, my fish seem to be happy and always breeding, i also give my peps the catfish food from techy, they seem to enjoy it, and i've had great success in raising my pep fry on the same catfish fry food that john does, most of my food comes from aquaholics and then some from techy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) Good topic. I feed HBH veggie flake to my tropheus, cyprichromis, gobies, tricoti. And crushed up HBH flake to all my fry. Nutris or ocean nutrition frozen mysis and brine shrimp for the frontosa, cyprichromis and tricoti. Im currently looking for a good pellet that doesnt stink up the water or discolour it. I have tried some of the tropical brand spirilina flake and tanganyikan chips with good results. Im trialling some dainichi food on some fish at the moment and they are really loving it. Edited October 23, 2015 by lloydashton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I feed NLS....pellets Powder NSL+ spirilina powder to Endlers I don't like Flake food.....It leaches nutrients quickly if not eaten immediately Weekly feed of black worms odd feeding of other live foods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 A discussion on foods on this thread. Nigel even gets a mention. http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=59087&hl=aquamunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 That thread is a little bit funny at places with people pushing a personal agenda.... OK I have a personal agenda, I feed NLS. Spoke to a guy lately who uses aquaholic thrive and has had spectacular results... then the API food claims are intriguing.... 30% less ammonia is a huge claim.... and the Denali range. I have a feeling that NLS lifted the bar, and maybe other brands have responded..... Am I getting left behind? Has food technology moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danfishy84 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 NLS community for my tetras. NLS cichlid for most my peacocks/hap tank. NLS algae max for the protomelas. NLS stable wafer for my L's. NLS discus for my discus. NLS thera a mixed in for everyone...just cause. If it isn't broken why fix it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I would be happy to continue using NLS if it didnt discolour the water and stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase86uxb Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 NLS small fish formula Frozen brine shrimp Frozen blood worm Frozen mysis ( all Nutris Frozen) Ocean nutrition cichlid veg flake Hikari cichlid staple 3mm Tetra color XL pellets Aqua munch medium pellets Hikari algae wafers And WHITE CRANE !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danfishy84 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I would be happy to continue using NLS if it didnt discolour the water and stink. Never had an issue with water discolouration or stink, but I did notice that unless my water circulation was set to turbo I got a coating of dust attaching to gravel and rock work. I can live with the rock work (it looks nice) but not the gravel. No issues with sand tanks as fish sift it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 [MENTION=11475]Jase86uxb[/MENTION]stirrer LOL @ WHITE CRANE!! Here we go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 That thread is a little bit funny at places with people pushing a personal agenda.... OK I have a personal agenda, I feed NLS. Spoke to a guy lately who uses aquaholic thrive and has had spectacular results... then the API food claims are intriguing.... 30% less ammonia is a huge claim.... and the Denali range. I have a feeling that NLS lifted the bar, and maybe other brands have responded..... Am I getting left behind? Has food technology moved. I know what you mean about "a personal agenda" [MENTION=231]gingerbeer[/MENTION]ontheball. The member "malrift" is the banned member of qldaf "braddo" Not saying he has said anything wrong on that thread, just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I feed my Lake Malawi's adults and fry NLS Thera A, Hikari Excel Sinking Mini Pellets, Sera Troppie Veggie Flakes and Frozen Brine Shrimp I put the NLS and Hikari through a pepper grinder to crush them up for the fry and have never had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Discus I believe in a varied diet. But I find my discus prefer the Ocean Nutrition frozen foods. Adults (and older juveniles): Live Blackworms Freeze dried biopigment plus blackworms Ocean Nutrition frozen discus mix Ocean Nutrition frozen bloodworms Ocean Nutrition discus pellets Ocean Nutrition discus flakes Tropical Discus Gran D-50 Plus Tropical Discus Gran Wild Newly hatched fry: Live baby brine shrimp Older fry and young juveniles: Live Blackworms Freeze dried biopigment plus blackworms Ocean Nutrition frozen bloodworms Ocean Nutrition frozen spirulina brineshrimp Ocean Nutrition discus flakes New Life Spectrum (NLS) Grow Formula Tropical Discus Gran D-50 Plus Plus Ocean Nutrition is about to release their VHP (Very High Protein) frozen food in Australia. Looking forward to trailing it. Bettas Adults (and older juveniles): Live Blackworms Freeze dried biopigment plus blackworms Ocean Nutrition frozen bloodworms Ocean Nutrition Atisons Betta Pro Hikari Betta Bio Gold Newly hatched fry: Live baby brine shrimp Older fry and young juveniles: Live baby brine shrimp Grated Freeze dried biopigment plus blackworms Crushed New Life Spectrum (NLS) Grow Formula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wogboy Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 They are fish, feed them what they will eat, no need to overthink it, they are not like the Paleo Crossfit crowd allergic to glooten. Whatever works for them, for you and what is high in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 You do realise coeliac disease is a real issue & the effects can be very severe [MENTION=16760]Wogboy[/MENTION]* AND its gluten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 as for food, I like NLS ingredients & processes but it makes a mess of the water, so I was only feeding once a week to get through my stockpile. I am a big fan of ocean nutrition, as its quality at a price I can live with, also the ingredients list is impressive & is what made me move away from SERA flora as much a sI did have good experience with it. I was trying Xtreme for a month before my accident, and the fish responded really well to it, bit suspect about every different type of food they have having the same analysis….. Also tried all the ocean free new range of foods, my haps were not in the slightest interested in the floating carnivore pellet, but went just nuts over algae pellet & discus pellet, I did like the discus pellet for fry swell, I rate this food pretty well. only used for a short period of both. All the tang freaks seem to be going nuts over Tropical food but its too expensive to justify for myself. I am tryign to do some reading of Dainichi food especially the colour supreme as it states there is no reason females shouldn't obtain male colours while on this food….http://www.dainichi.com/cichlid_food_color.html I am planning on more reading of the other feeds they have available as I am looking to try this food, perhaps not the colour supreme but…. I know its early days but I am looking for feedback about this brand as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Also I cannot seem to break my love for Hikari, I know its not as flash as the rest but I have always had awesome experiences with their foods & have never had an issue with their food or it being being declined by fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wogboy Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 You do realise coeliac disease is a real issue & the effects can be very severe [MENTION=16760]Wogboy[/MENTION]* AND its gluten. I do Craigo, my friend is one of them, but how many non coeliac people are there? I think Jimmy Kimmel said people are more afraid of glooten than Smallpox. You do realise Payleeo is a waaaay of liiiiife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
