I totally understand the $$$$ dilemma, no discounts for me either. I’ve been out of the fish food game for many years. I just wanted to add, that while most folks would like to save their hard earned cash, for things like human food, etc, one can only go so cheap before the end result is fish that are being fed a poor diet, which is usually accompanied with excessive waste from the indigestible portion of the food. Lower cost raw ingredients typically equate to lower bioavailability, which equates to a LOT more coming out the other end. In a closed system such as an aquarium, that equates to more maintenance, something I do my best to avoid. For myself, time is also $$$$, so less time cleaning filters, media, performing water changes, also facors in regarding food quality and overall cost and value. Also, many novices also tend to over feed, and no matter how high quality or digestible a food may be, over feeding simply results in more waste, and lower water quality. A hungry fish is a healthy fish, keep ‘‘em hungry!
