Ron's Cichlid food?

[JackEmerson]

Hi all,

I am relatively new to the cichlid hobby (about 8 months) and I am in the process of learning more about fish food. I have a 55 gallon with "assorted" cichlids (yellow lab mbuna with a variety of peacocks) I have been seeing more and more about Ron's fish food, but I have not seen too much discussion of it on this forum (perhaps I missed it).

What are your thoughts on this food? I am trying to avoid a "vs" thread, but please provide any information you think is helpful. I know Ron's is expensive, but lets take cost out of the equation, as I only have one tank and a single bag lasts me a long time.

Would you feed Ron's as your staple food, why? or why not?

 

[aussieman57]

I've never tried it but I do have a recommendation. If a bag lasts you a long time, keep the main bag refrigerated & keep small amount in a container to feed your fish. Let's say that portion lasts a week. Then refill the feeding container. That way your food will stay fresher for a longer amount of time. A lot of people here use either New Life Spectrum or North Fin; good stuff. But I'm sure Ron's would work just fine.

 

[tlindsey]

Welcome aboard
Never heard of Ron's fish food.

 

[JackEmerson]

I've never tried it but I do have a recommendation. If a bag lasts you a long time, keep the main bag refrigerated & keep small amount in a container to feed your fish. Let's say that portion lasts a week. Then refill the feeding container. That way your food will stay fresher for a longer amount of time. A lot of people here use either New Life Spectrum or North Fin; good stuff. But I'm sure Ron's would work just fine.

That is a good idea, thanks. If properly sealed after opening, how long will NLS and Northfin stay fresh if kept in a fridge?

 

[Jexnell]

When picking food, you want to read the ingredients. The top five or so should be of an aquatic nature such as algea, sea weed, fish etc. You want to stay away from that has mostly terrestrial based ingredients.

Here is the ingredients for NLS

As you see the top nine ingredients are aquatic before the first terrestrial ingredient of wheat.

 

[esoxlucius]

I've never heard of this stuff but a quick search and I found the ingredients for their cichlid formula. The top line ingredients (the good stuff) look to be very good, on a par with the likes of NLS.

I currently have a 2kg bucket of NLS which has lasted for ages, but is getting a bit low now. Replacing it is going to cost me about £90.00!! Ouch!

 

[phreeflow]

Heard good stuff about it but never tried it.

 

[aussieman57]

That is a good idea, thanks. If properly sealed after opening, how long will NLS and Northfin stay fresh if kept in a fridge?

I prefer to use all food within 6 months and buy accordingly. I'm sure it would last much longer.

 

[JackEmerson]

've never heard of this stuff but a quick search and I found the ingredients for their cichlid formula. The top line ingredients (the good stuff) look to be very good, on a par with the likes of NLS.

Yes, the ingredients in Ron's food does look like quality stuff. I know about Ron's food only because Amazon always recommends it to me (it must be high among their algorithm to recommend to me). To me, the ingredients seem more like Omega One than NLS, because both Ron's and Omega One advertise "whole" fish, as opposed to meal. I know there is some controversy around food that advertises "whole" as opposed to meal (wet vs dry).

 

[phreeflow]

Yes, the ingredients in Ron's food does look like quality stuff. I know about Ron's food only because Amazon always recommends it to me (it must be high among their algorithm to recommend to me). To me, the ingredients seem more like Omega One than NLS, because both Ron's and Omega One advertise "whole" fish, as opposed to meal. I know there is some controversy around food that advertises "whole" as opposed to meal (wet vs dry).

Yes, it sounds like the original Omega recipe