People need to understand that there is no right or wrong way to fish keeping and that to best keep MOST of their comments to themselves (at least the ones that may be confrontational). I try to learn something by coming on MFK but all there is arguing.
Purina Sinking Catfish Food 50 lbs INGREDIENTS
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OK im now trying to make this on my own. I read the ingreadients in tetramin fish food and it had all the scientifice wordes in it. you know the vitamens and fillers. then i bought the main ingreadients. feed corn corn meal, wheat ( hard work, I separated wheat from bird sead.) wheat glutin i bought from wallmart. I also bought a big bag of chicken thighs and took all the fat off of them (poultry fat). And bought a bag of sun cured alfalfa (rabit food). It actualy smelled like catfish chow. too wet have it in the oven drying at 200 degrees.
Theres a lot of talk about Hikari, but what about NLS? Is it just as bad?
Although my puffer only eats seafood, only my community tank gets NLS, and my CRS tank gets something else....
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Although my puffer only eats seafood, only my community tank gets NLS, and my CRS tank gets something else....
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While I applaud your enthusiasm, these are not the best ingredients IMO for use in making your own fish food. Do some more research and try incorporating more fish based ingredients such as Krill into your recipe along with some Spirulina, Kelp etc. Poultry and terrestrial based meats are not the best sources and should be avoided. There are some excellent pellets available on the market already that will provide your fish with all the nutritional requirements they need. This hobby should be fun and enjoyable but it takes quite a bit of solid reasearch to understand all the aspects of fish nutrition and feeding requirments as it relates to various species. GL
I'm pretty sure we all did. The question we were replying to was posted on 9-22-13.
Actually it was 9-21-13. 
Go back & read post #39. I think you missed that part, clearly no one is saying that Hikari is a bad food.
Karen (kdrun76) has her opinion, but her comments were directed specifically at Purina food, not all commercial pet foods on a whole. And even in that respect, I personally would take much of what she has to say with a grain of salt. This is a person that once stated that fish meal has no nutrient value, which couldn't be further from the truth.
My advice, take everything that you read in these discussions with a grain of salt, and do your own research.
Go back & read post #39. I think you missed that part, clearly no one is saying that Hikari is a bad food.
Karen (kdrun76) has her opinion, but her comments were directed specifically at Purina food, not all commercial pet foods on a whole. And even in that respect, I personally would take much of what she has to say with a grain of salt. This is a person that once stated that fish meal has no nutrient value, which couldn't be further from the truth.
My advice, take everything that you read in these discussions with a grain of salt, and do your own research.
While I continue to have high hopes for commercial hatchery bulk feeds (they have improved somewhat over the last couple of decades), a big issue with their use in aquariums is the high ash content. Fillers from agriculture are one thing and most will break down eventually. However, the ash content (actual ash and/or clay binders/fillers) are inert (not metabolized by fish or bacteria) and only serve to build up continually and choke off filter media surfaces. It's intended use is in large-scale hatcheries with heavy water turnover rates and sludge separators.
In aquaria, some of the bulk feed may well serve the fishkeeper and the species he/she is maintaining. Just keep in mind that aquarium/filter maintenance is going to increase greatly. Foods designed for aquarium use are more expensive than bulk feeds but, much cleaner towards an aquarium and it's components. The aquarium keeper has to make a judgement call on whether or not the cost of increased maintenance justifies the savings of commercial bulk feeds.
In aquaria, some of the bulk feed may well serve the fishkeeper and the species he/she is maintaining. Just keep in mind that aquarium/filter maintenance is going to increase greatly. Foods designed for aquarium use are more expensive than bulk feeds but, much cleaner towards an aquarium and it's components. The aquarium keeper has to make a judgement call on whether or not the cost of increased maintenance justifies the savings of commercial bulk feeds.
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There ARE most definitely wrong ways of fk. I.e lack of wc, overfeeding, incompatible species, big fish small tanks, feeding meat, not cleaning filters, under filtering, not cycling, overstocking and the list goes on.
when it comes to choosing a food I can sort of see your point but using a quality brand long term will be better for your pets and if you skimp and buy cheap stuff (and you had the extra $$) then that's not excusable.
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Cheap way to decrease nitrates and keep your fish healthy: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504763