Bulk flake

[Barrie]

I bought some flake (very good brand) in bulk a while ago.

AS a lot know, I dont feed a lot of flake as I prefer live food but figured that by buying in bulk, I would have consistancy in good quality and save enough for a big mac as well. This food was broken down into smaller containers with a sealed lid. I then taped the lid so there was not going to be any air enter and spoil the flake.

I have noticed that food smelt more as time went on an I suspected that it was looseing a lot of the goodness.

I was correct. Now this flake that is fed to a couple of tanks is meaning that the fish in those tanks are going down hill in quality with smaller bodies and simply not produceing eggs.

From now on, I will never buy flake in bulk again. I will buy smaller containers so it dose not loose its value and my fish get the best out of their tucker

[livingart]

does freezing preserve the quality better?

[Barrie]

Im not sure but some how I doupt it as the moisture in the small amount of air (vacume sealing) would then be soaked up into the flake possibly turning it to mush once thawed?

Far easier and cheaper in the long run to buy lesser amounts

[Barrie]

No, It was fresh as

Fish will still eat it and survive but being a breeder, the quality is a little less and there for not as good for the production of eggs

You can see the difference in the adults

Thing is, you dont end up saveing much and possibly even less because the fry dont grow as well

No, I will stick to smaller amounts. I wont mention the brand but I belive that its one of the best on the market

[doddle69]

why dont you sell it on cheap to people on here to help you use it up faster b4 its 2bad

[HaNs]

Get more fish to feed, easy.

[Barrie]

Get more fish to feed, easy.

divorce is expensive

[Dimsum]

divorce is expensive

Worse that could happen is she takes half of your fishfood :lol:

What about those little packets of silicon that they put into pills etc to keep dry?

[spoon]

ive heard keeping it in the fridge can help

i tend to just keep mine on top of the glass lids under the metal halide

in saying that my idea of buying in bulk is 250g of tetra cichlid for $40 and that dosent last long enough to go off aneway

[Barrie]

What about those little packets of silicon that they put into pills etc to keep dry?

Silica gel

they require drying out quite often... I use it at work every now and then

[Luke*]

Worse that could happen is she takes half of your fishfood :lol:

yea but she'd get half his fish too, and if he'd just expanded, he actually loses more fish.. doh! haha

[Barrie]

Ah ha

Just as I suspected eh

I knew I wasnt crazy in seeing what the difference is in my fish

Thanks for that

[Jaxxnz]

i just wonder why people like to use FLAKE?

I prefer CRISP or pellets food they would last longer and can be crush as easy as flake food;

Why FLAKE food? :roll:

[SamH]

i just wonder why people like to use FLAKE?

I prefer CRISP or pellets food they would last longer and can be crush as easy as flake food;

Why FLAKE food? :roll:

My fish like flakes and easy to come by. What fish do you have? I keep nothing over 10cm so flakes are great for smaller mouths.

[Zev]

It would depend on what sort of fish you have.

Flake has a tendency to sit on the surface and suits fish that normally feed this way such as small surface dwellers, it breaks up easily in the water column and distributes itself around the tank in small bits.

[HaNs]

Who here actually uses their fish food within 4 months or so?(doesnt inc you people with fish rooms!)

[gazza]

i use bulk flake for grow outs combined with live foods never use after 2months of opening buckets.this also applies to all manufactured food in my case

[Silverwolf]

I use bulk flake but I break into smaller lots into ziplock bags and fire it into the freezer havent had any problems with it turning

[SamH]

Who here actually uses their fish food within 4 months or so?(doesnt inc you people with fish rooms!)

Not I. Although my stocking level is dangerously low