Evidence of NLS superiority?

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balton777 said:
Shhh!!!! Don't tell everybody! Lol what's up Disciple? Good to see ya...
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BROTHER IM GOOD THANKS. GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. I SEE YOUR FISH ARE AWESOME AS EVER. I SWEAR I GO THROUGH MORE KEYBOARDS BECAUSE OF DROOLING ATM YOURS AND MO'S FISH! :drool:
 
ultio said:
I have had really good results feeding fresh veggies and fruit. Get one of those T.V. vegetable chopping things and cut them down to the size of the food they are used to eating. All my fish LOVE broccoli tops. Spinach is also popular. Cucumbers and squash dont last long either. They all seem to brighten up with a steady fresh menu. We also use Hikari pellets. I have tried lots of different food over the years and just like what I see when I use what I use.
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FUNNY YOU SAID THAT CUZ IVE BEEN FEEDING SWEET POTATOE CHUNKS AND LETTUCE, STRING BEANS AND PEAS, CARROTS AND CUKES TO MY FISH AND THEY KILL IT. I DO IT 2-3 XS A WEEK ALONG WITH INSECTS AND PELLETS.
 
I'm really not sure what the OP is looking for in terms of responses to his question.

I agree with RD. This guy is probably a troll and this thread needs to be closed. Go find one of the other 6000 Hikari v. NLS threads and get your info there.
 
Never tried NLS, but my fish love Hikari (green & red bag). They jump half way out of the water when its feeding time (twice a day). I also feed Massivore every two/three days and they kill it... except for my Red Isletas who will only eat Hikari pellets and NOTHING ELSE. They also get earth worms, krill, and some veggies. I can't really compare the two brands, but there is an old saying that goes "if it ain't broke don't try to fix it"... I'm happy with how my fish look and they love to eat what I feed them. Zero issues with Hikari foods over here... just saying.
 
balton777 said:
Don't feel bad...have you SEEN your fish??? :drool:
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Thanks :) Wanna swap fish? :D

I was the same as you - mixing 4-5 different pellets together. Hikari, Omega ONE, etc etc. The fish competed so much that everything was consumed very quickly, so I don't know which one they actually preferred. Now it's mostly just Xtreme, which costs about the same as NLS. I'm growing a bit nervous about that....maybe I should go back to mixing...
 
Not sure if this is relevent or not but a year or so ago I had a question about feeding several types of food to my lyonsi I used to have. One very helpful user wrote this.

No real need for anything other than the NLS. Some good fishkeepers still like to vary the diet a bit, but I don't do much of that anymore.

Of the items you listed, there's no need for more than one prepared food (i.e. spirulina flakes and NLS). Also, the bloodworms aren't a great item for more than once in a blue moon.

In the wild, most Amphilophus are primarily invertebrate feeders. They graze in the substrate, taking in lots of edible and inedible material, in an effort to sort out the crustaceans, snails, tiny organisms, etc. There is a fair amount of plant matter being consumed, even if plants aren't their chief target.

In captivity, there is little need to complicate diet matters as was once required. Years ago, pellets were adequate at best, but now some have become very complete diets with a solid nutritional profile. Certainly some are better than others, but the premium brands are great staple foods. You'll find the great majority of breeders and collectors feeding a primarily pellet based diet.

One thing I believe is overlooked a lot is pellet size. Most fishkeepers tend to feed the largest pellet their fish can take, but I don't think that's always wise. Piscivores certainly seem to do well with that approach as they are built for taking in large food items. Many Amphilophus, though, are quite different. The grazing species like robertsoni, rostratus, altifrons, etc. spend most of the day sifting through the substrate straining out tiny bits of food. The more familiar types (citrinellus, labiatus, etc.) are more like "pickers" in eyeballing interesting items first, and then nibbling on them. Lyonsi would fit more in that second category. Regardless, I think most Amphilophus would do well given the opportunity to graze on tiny sinking bits (like small 1 mm pellets) several times a day. The bigger species or non-sifting types (like your lyonsi) could also be offered larger options (floating or sinking) from time to time too.
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