Flakes crumbled...how to reduce mess during feeding

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skald89

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I bought 1lb of flakes from yourfishstuff.com. After a year the flakes in my bag have all crumbled to small pieces. During feeding a lot it sinks or gets sucked up by the filter before my fish get to them due to size.

I tried freezing them in some water to get them to larger sizes, by being frozen together. Once I put it in the water it melts and makes a mess once again. What should I do, short of buying new food?
 
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I learned this from a pet channel that doesn't air anymore, you need a small or medium Styrofoam coffee cup, cut coffee cup at the the top , this should look like a hoop ,ring. The ring will float place gradually the amount you would like to feed in the center. Food will just drift down in that area unless there is a lot of current. Hope this helps :)
 
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skald89

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I don't know where they sell gelatin. Im sure I can find a store easily that sells it to use. My biggest concern is that I have yellow labs and gelatin might not be the best thing to feed them.
 
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skald89 said:
I don't know where they sell gelatin. Im sure I can find a store easily that sells it to use. My biggest concern is that I have yellow labs and gelatin might not be the best thing to feed them.
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granules
 
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skald89

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I really don't want to buy new food as I have more than 1/2lb of flakes left.

What does granules mean in this case?
 
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