As I've kept fish over the past 35 years I've become way more picky over what I feed my fish. I'm lucky enough to live near the coast so I harvest mullet, shrimp, shellfish etc for nearly free but it's quite a lot of work.
I've also found that my fish are healthier if I avoid the more common brands of fish food. Especially my catfish, characins, and cichlids. Most livebearer and cyprinids seem to eat nearly anything without issue.
I get really frustrated when I see stuff like wheat, dehulled wheat germ, soybean anything, corn starch, "vegetable oil" (in quotes, because its literally never a vegetable based oil). None of that horseshit is something fish eat in the wild and I'm convinced most of it is cheapass filler.
I've used New Life Spectrum quite a lot as well as "whole" freeze dried foods, and seemingly as long as I use mostly those, I tend to have healthier fish. My catfish don't ever seem to bloat, my cichlids spawn more regularly, etc.
Are there any other brands out there I should consider? I seem to remember seeing others that had better ingredients but they seem to be harder to find.
I've also found that my fish are healthier if I avoid the more common brands of fish food. Especially my catfish, characins, and cichlids. Most livebearer and cyprinids seem to eat nearly anything without issue.
I get really frustrated when I see stuff like wheat, dehulled wheat germ, soybean anything, corn starch, "vegetable oil" (in quotes, because its literally never a vegetable based oil). None of that horseshit is something fish eat in the wild and I'm convinced most of it is cheapass filler.
I've used New Life Spectrum quite a lot as well as "whole" freeze dried foods, and seemingly as long as I use mostly those, I tend to have healthier fish. My catfish don't ever seem to bloat, my cichlids spawn more regularly, etc.
Are there any other brands out there I should consider? I seem to remember seeing others that had better ingredients but they seem to be harder to find.
