Best community fish food?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
I've been using TetraMin flakes for my tetras, loaches, barbs, angelfish, everything.
They have been growing and haven't had any issues, they always eat all of it. I also give Spirulina Brine shrimp to them twice a week. doing so with my bala shark got him growing about 3 inches in a month.
Hope this helps
 
RD.;3865284; said:
Yes, but if your order gets checked at the border it will be confiscated & destroyed. No one can import pet food (including fish food) into Canada now unless they hold a valid permit from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Hence Hikari's current situation in Canada.
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this is Ken's response to ur comment:

We ship over 50 boxes a week to Canada and have never had a problem. I am sure if we sent a truckload up all at once they would require this. They are only looking to stop the food coming in from overseas not the USA. If we were shipping you a name brand food from overseas we would have some issues. All of our own brand food is made in the USA and allot of the ingredients come from Canada.

Thank You
Ken Menard
32 Fourth Ave.
Taunton, MA 02780
kenm333@comcast.net
 
No offense to Ken, but trust me, he doesn't have a clue what he is talking about, nor do most vendors in the USA as they don't have to deal with the paperwork at their end. That falls soley on the person or business importing the food into Canada.
Our country, our laws.

Certainly some packages will slip in across the border, just as they would if you shipped 50 boxes of heroin each week. That doesn't make it legal.
You pay your $$$$ and you take your chances.


ALL PET FOOD (any type) coming into Canada now requires a special permit from the CFIA in Ottawa. (even for personal use)
It doesn't matter where it was made, or by whom.
The food I import is also made in the USA, in a USDA approved facility.

Not only that, but if I was to forward that comment to the CFIA agent in Ottawa that I deal with every last shipment of his items from now until the end of time would most likely be red flagged at every border crossing in Canada.

Not too swift on Ken's part.

And feel free to forward my comment to him.

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Feel free to forward this to Ken as well.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently updated its policy (AHPD-DSAE-IE-2001-9-7) for Animal Health Import Requirements for Pet Food.
The policy provides information and direction to Canadian importers and foreign exporters of pet foods, supplements, treats and chews on the import requirements, eligibility and conditions of these products entering Canada.

Generally speaking, commercially prepared pet food and pet treats containing non-bovinae ingredients from the United States will require an Import Permit as issued by CFIA, only after the successful completion of a risk assessment questionnaire. In addition an Importer Statement of Compliance and Canada Customs Invoice or a commercial invoice which must link to the shipment and clearly describe the product(s) being imported, indicating the country of origin and end use.

Pet food and pet treats which contain bovinae ingredients from the United States also require the Import Permit and Customs Invoice information as above but also require a Zoosanitary Export Certificate and an Original export Health Certificate, endorsed by a full-time, salaried veterinarian of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Anyone in Canada that plans on importing pet food products should be fully aware of the specific requirements as contained within this new policy.

The step by step process for non-bovinae pet food products can be found here:
http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/Import_non_bovinae_PF_USA.pdf

And for those which contain bovinae ingredients (such as blood meal, bone meal, etc)
http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/Import_bovinae_PF_USA.pdf


Each & every product/brand requires a separate permit, one permit does not allow you to import numerous brands of pet food. Each & every permit requires a facility questionnaire to be filled out & signed by the manufacturer. Ingredients, processing methods & temperatures, etc are required.

Vendors such as Ken, John at Jehmco, or some guy on Aquabid are not manufacturers, and cannot provide these documents themselves, even if a Canadian wanted to jump through the hoops linked to above to apply for a permit. These documents would need to come directly from the actual manufacturers of each make of fish food.

Each & every shipment must have the proper paperwork & CFIA permit attached, or as I stated previously you pay your $$$$ and you take your chances.

All it takes is your package to cross the hands of the wrong CBSA or CFIA agent, and you can kiss it goodbye. The following is a direct quote from one of the head CFIA agents in Ottawa. "No pet food whatsoever will be allowed into Canada without the proper paperwork & permit. Not even a single container or bag for personal use. Anything that is caught at the border will be confiscated & destroyed."







 
RD.;3867840; said:
No offense to Ken, but trust me, he doesn't have a clue what he is talking about, nor do most vendors in the USA as they don't have to deal with the paperwork at their end. That falls soley on the person or business importing the food into Canada.
Our country, our laws.

Certainly some packages will slip in across the border, just as they would if you shipped 50 boxes of heroin each week. That doesn't make it legal.
You pay your $$$$ and you take your chances.


ALL PET FOOD (any type) coming into Canada now requires a special permit from the CFIA in Ottawa. (even for personal use)
It doesn't matter where it was made, or by whom.
The food I import is also made in the USA, in a USDA approved facility.

Not only that, but if I was to forward that comment to the CFIA agent in Ottawa that I deal with every last shipment of his items from now until the end of time would most likely be red flagged at every border crossing in Canada.

Not too swift on Ken's part.

And feel free to forward my comment to him.

.
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heres another response from Ken:

If it is shipped from the UPS and it is insured and they destroy it they own it. This guy is a real joker. Little does he know we did fill out a 72 page report with the govt of Canada when this first took place. This guy is just made because there is a guy who comes down to the states in a very large truck and takes the whole shipment back with no problems. He even fills out the paperwork at the border. Believe none of what you hear only what you see.

Thank You
Ken Menard
32 Fourth Ave.
Taunton, MA 02780
kenm333@comcast.net
 
If something is confiscated & destroyed at the border - you own it.
Not UPS, USPS, or any other carrier.

Unless you can't read English, it's all detailed in black & white in my previous post.

Believe none of what you hear only what you see.
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Good advice, see link below - with your own two eyes. :)

A direct link to this info posted on the CFIA website;
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/pol/ie-2001-9e.shtml

And instead of asking a US based vendor that obviously doesn't understand the current laws in Canada, I would suggest dropping a dime & speaking with one of the senior CFIA agents in Ottawa. I'm quite certain that they would find Ken's comments, umm, interesting.

If you require a ph #, send me a PM.



Also note on the CFIA website that there are now even regulations as to what, and how much "personal" pet food can accompany a US citizen entering into Canada.

Pet Food — Traveller's Exemption for United States Residents

From the United States:



The following provisions apply only to United States residents, either travelling in Canada on vacation or transiting through Canada to Alaska, accompanied by their pet(s).
  1. Only pet food containing non-bovinae-derived ingredients, except for milk and milk products, and tallow (protein free) up to a maximum of 20 kilograms can be imported.<LI class=doubleLineBullet>The pet food must be commercially prepared processed pet food, either wet or dry.
  2. It must be in its original unopened bag or can, and the label must clearly indicate the list of ingredients.
Countries other than the United States:
  • Not permitted &#8212; entry prohibited


I'm not going to keep going back & forth with this, I import pet food into Canada for a living, and have been importing & exporting world-wide for longer than I care to remember.
 
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