batmanforever Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hi, My fish appear healthy and growing fast. I have been feeding them Wardley's mini floating cichlid pellets and Wardley's sinking crumbles. The sinking crumbles are no longer available and I do want to feed them sinking food. I have heard that NLS (New Life Spectum Premium fish food from Canada) is one of the best fish foods in the world. Does anyone know who sells this in NZ or who to go through to get this food? What do other people feed there African"s and has anyone got any suggestions? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Yeah NLS is really good, but we can't get it in NZ as far as I know... I give mine trout pellets which sink really well (you can get crumbed ones too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanforever Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hi fishy_t, Apparently trout pellets help pollute the water too much, especially if any are left uneaten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Yeah they would as they are pretty strong! But Mine always all get eaten within 15 seconds (due to greedy fronts and 2 syno's that are always about to clean up!) And with frequent water changes you should have no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hey Malcolm as i told you noone imports the NLS you have to get it in yourself which I am still working on.. I feed mine all sorts of stuff pea's nutrifin cichlid sticks, shrimp and lettuce.. I to am unsure on the trout pellets they seem a bit strong and am worried about bloat with my africans its nasty and doesn't take much to set it off.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I brought in some a while ago, before I found out the private limit for fishfood was 500gm. They let my lot pass but not again. It's pretty expensive stuff. Ebay is your best bet. If you want to bring in more than 500gm then you can pay $130 to get it classified and bring in as much as you like. I was gonna do this but have decided not to because i'm cutting down on tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 That differs from the information I got from calling maf 3 times (3 different people) and emailing them.. They said there is no firm limit on private importation however if you brought in stupid amounts they would deem it commercial and you would be up for more costs associated with that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Some guys on another NZ forum recently did a bulk order of NLS food (i think it was NLS) and ended up getting a fair bit in. The point was never raised about limits so it must have been sweet..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Yeah when I asked what was considered commercial he said like 50kg lol but he didn't seem to know an exact limit I think its upto the inspector at customs probably wouldn't go too overboard on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 ive been feeding nls marine food to my marines and all the fish seem to love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawiman Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I've got the distribution rights for NZ and it will be available early next year. I'll be looking for retailers as soon as everything is tied up. It is the best food you can get and you will be able to notice a difference in colour after feeding it to your fish for a couple of weeks. You don't have to feed them any other dry food. I still feed mine frozen food as a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanforever Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi Ryan, I appreciate your efforts and advice. All I am doing is putting out a feeler to see if anyone else has bought any or have a channel of where and how to go about it. I am starting to get low on food and will be needing some soon. Maybe somone will have an alternative food for the intreim? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanforever Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi jolliolli, Where do you get your NLS from? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Just keep getting what you already have been If I can afford it I will get in some NLS soon its relatively easy have been waiting for my dad who's in asia to try and get me some because that would be free Malawi_man, glad to hear someone bit the bullet and did it, I was considering it but didn't have the time/energy, also worried about the end price once they make it to petshops unsure how many people will fork out for it, will be interesting to see! It certainly has great reviews overseas.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanforever Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi malawiman, What date do you think you will be getting your NLS shippment in and approx how much do you think a 2.3 kg bucket of sinking cichlid pellets will be? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I got some off malawi_man im not feeding my fish with it everyday yet just every now and then as a treat not to sure if I want to feed them it everyday as it is good stuff :roll: But it sure is gonna last a hell of a long time :bounce: For your money it has to be good value too i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanforever Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hiya Tiden, Keen to get some. Who is MM and what are there contact details please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 MM is Dan he got some in as he mentioned and sold it off however he is out.. I see you tried to ring Malcolm a bit busy at the moment ill send you a pm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 i can't really say sorry do the forum rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Be careful mentioning group buy on this forum it is against the rules here and the powers that be will jump on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 ahh the powers that be, i've edited the response to appease the mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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