Floating Versus Sinking Pellets
#1
Posted 12 November 2016 - 11:56 AM
Just bought sinking pellets at Midland to try but usually get floating pellets. I'm guessing a sinking pellet would have less chance of air gulped in / any issues but on the community fish I keep I've never really had any troubles there. I usually get the floating ones as some sink and some float but I figure once they reach the gravel they are lost to the mid-level fish (except mollies).
On a side tangent, I don't know if it is my angelfish but they are so slooow at eating! Each pellet is delicately sized up and inhaled while the tetras are running smash and grab on everything (including the algae wafers they treat as all day suckers).
Anyways floating vs sinking pellets - what do people use?
#2
Posted 12 November 2016 - 02:59 PM
i personally use Nls Algae max sinking pellets, spirulina flakes or hikari carnivore sinking tablets if im feeding catfish
my adult appisto cacs fav food is Nls Cichlid Formula – 1mm Sinking
if im feeding my Nannostomus beckfordi i use Nls Grow freeze died black worms, flakes or live grindal worms
if im feeding ottocinlus ill feeed frozen veggies nls algae max flakes or Kale tablets
i used to worry about fish getting air and stuff so i would soak the pellets in 30ml of water for a minute or 2 and then pour them in when i had 1-2cm appisto fry so it would break up as eaten and even the small fish got some, but it made for alot of water changing due to the mess
#3
Posted 12 November 2016 - 03:56 PM
It depends on type of fish and filtration, if you had a skimmer i would definitely use sinking. Some fish feed at the surface, some mid water and others at the bottom. To make sure all fish get some thing to eat feed at several locations, not just all in the one spot as the more aggressive eaters will get most of the food. I use mainly sinking, the floating is only occasionally (HBH veggie flake and whole freeze dried shrimps).
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#4
Posted 12 November 2016 - 09:58 PM
Edited by Delapool, 12 November 2016 - 09:58 PM.
#6
Posted 13 November 2016 - 07:32 PM
Sinking pellets are more likely to be cold extruded. This means less nutrients have been destroyed by the cooking process.
Many thanks! That sounds quite interesting - seems more to it than I thought.
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