justcichlids Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 looking at purchasing a bucket of nls but not sure what size pellet to get. i have mainganos, e- yellows, e- blues, hongis, venustus, frontosa, blue dolphins, afra cobue any suggestions cheers JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 1mm. The pellets expand when they hit water, but usualy not until they are in the fish's stomach. Unless your E.yellows are 20" long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Edit: The fronny's (assuming they are full size) could take 3mm, but they will always eat smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtiger Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 1mm. The pellets expand when they hit water, but usualy not until they are in the fish's stomach. Unless your E.yellows are 20" long? Spot on.. Cheers Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcichlids Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 thanks huzzy 1mm it is i thought about getting 3mm and crushing them up, but i'll take your advice and go 1mm cheers JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Yeah i made the mistake of buying 3mm thinking I could crush it easily. The only problem is when you crust it, it never breaks evenly and you end up with a lot of dust that only serves as fry food or in clogging your filters and getting in your fishes eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtiger Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I crush my 1mm pellet just before they becomes powder form for the Ilangi frys and they love it. Cheers Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcichlids Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Huzzy and Hilton what do you guys recommend as far as cichlid formula vs thera a for every day use? cheers JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I use normal for everything, however some people use Thera A for everything. Personaly i think the smell is too stong/bad to use all the time. I was thinking of mixing 30:70 (Thera:Normal) and using that everything, i know a couple of people do that. Garlic is definatley a benifit, its just hard on the nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtiger Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I have switched from Normal to Thera A and like Huzzy said it is quite hard on the nose when you dip your nose into the bucket...LOL. It is not that bad Huzzy just make sure you close the lid probably. My other half is very picky and if she can't smell these stuff I think its safe to say they are not that bad....LOL By the way I've hide a 2.2kg bucket in the cabinet...Shhhhhhhh. PS maybe being a smoker do have its benefit..........LOL Cheers Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I have switched from Normal to Thera A and like Huzzy said it is quite hard on the nose when you dip your nose into the bucket...LOL. It is not that bad Huzzy just make sure you close the lid probably. My other half is very picky and if she can't smell these stuff I think its safe to say they are not that bad....LOL By the way I've hide a 2.2kg bucket in the cabinet...Shhhhhhhh. PS maybe being a smoker do have its benefit..........LOL Cheers Hilton I dont use lids on my tanks And the room smells pretty bad after feeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcichlids Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 i see the fat content is higher in thera a, what if any are the side effects? cheers JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtiger Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Seriously I can't see the improvement on Thera A as oppose to the ciclid formula but hey I'm no expert and I rather be gullible. Cheers Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtiger Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I feed them to all my Tropheus and if you're concern with the fat contents I can assure you that my Trophs love them and have no trouble in any health related issues. Matter of fact my Trophs are big and not fat as in bulky or stocky then when I used to feed them other foods. Cheers Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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