Subject: Feeding Your Fish -- Dry Food or Meats?

Fish quickly become accustomed to one type of food, and it can be difficult to introduce something new to them.

There are several types of dry food available for your fish, and the decision is yours as to what to use. Most aquarists use dry food because it is convenient, and according to the fish it is quite good!

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The all-around food is flakes, and most aquarium fish can eat this type of food.

Manufactured with different animal and plant substances, trace elements, and vitamins, flake food is an all-around food able to meet all the requirements of most tanks.

Flake food should not turn the water cloudy or fall into small bits too easily.

Pellets are suitable for larger fish that flake food cant easily satisfy; they can swallow the pellets in one gulp. Smaller fish like to nibble on the smaller pieces that come off the pellets.

Freeze-dried food is made of tubifex, brine shrimp, or mosquito larvae; all of these are animals that have had the moisture removed by freeze drying. With this process their nutrients and flavor are completely preserved.

Due to the method of development, this food is not inexpensive; however, it can be stored for a nearly unlimited period of time.

There are many theories about the various kinds of dried foods and their suitability for use with different types of fish. Some believe that the male beta cant eat flake food due to the positioning of their mouth on top of their head. You will need to wade through these beliefs and make the decisions yourself.

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Large fish like to have a little fresh meat once in a while; lean meat can be given with certain restrictions and not very often. The best choice for this is beef heart cut into strips, or lean boiled ham.

Fish meat is also excellent as it is very digestible; however, feeding only meat will create deficiencies in your fish that can be avoided by a diet of dry food.

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Bill Anderson
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