Blast From The Past

[RD.]

Their pellets are hard due to the extreme pressure of the extrusion process, and a very low moisture content. I don't find their sinking pellets to be any harder than say Northfin pellets of similar size, or Omega pellets that I have used. Most sinking pellets of quality are dense, those that aren't typically have higher starch content so they soften up once they hit the water. Moisture invites mold, so every manufacturer tries to keep moisture content under 10%, some manufacturers shoot for half that.

 

[Nilsafeller]

Their pellets are hard due to the extreme pressure of the extrusion process, and a very low moisture content. I don't find their sinking pellets to be any harder than say Northfin pellets of similar size, or Omega pellets that I have used. Most sinking pellets of quality are dense, those that aren't typically have higher starch content so they soften up once they hit the water. Moisture invites mold, so every manufacturer tries to keep moisture content under 10%, some manufacturers shoot for half that.

Yes they've always been hard... but this last bag is like rock hard

 

[RD.]

Also noticed the massivore is different from the last 2 bags I've bought... nothing to do with floating but much harder in this new bag than from last... was dissapointed as some of my fish aren't eating it because of said problem... expensive stuff for that to happen

I noticed the same with the last batch of Omega shrimp pellets that I picked up. They seem a LOT harder, and don't smell as fishy as the past. My fish still all nail them hard, except my adult carpinitis male who now refuses to eat them.

 

[RD.]

Yes they've always been hard... but this last bag is like rock hard

I was responding to krich's question, not massivore.

 

[Nilsafeller]

I noticed the same with the last batch of Omega shrimp pellets that I picked up. They seem a LOT harder, and don't smell as fishy as the past. My fish still all nail them hard, except my adult carpinitis male who now refuses to eat them.

My cichlids are loving the carnisticks! But I'm hopeing my next bag of massivore is a bit softer than this one

 

[Nilsafeller]

I was responding to krich's question, not massivore.

Ah no problem

 

[jaws7777]

I noticed the same with the last batch of Omega shrimp pellets that I picked up. They seem a LOT harder, and don't smell as fishy as the past. My fish still all nail them hard, except my adult carpinitis male who now refuses to eat them.

I like the shrimp pellets too... but as usual too small