Flakes crumbled...how to reduce mess during feeding

[skald89]

I bought 1lb of flakes from yourfishstuff.com. After a year the flakes in my bag have all crumbled to small pieces. During feeding a lot it sinks or gets sucked up by the filter before my fish get to them due to size.

I tried freezing them in some water to get them to larger sizes, by being frozen together. Once I put it in the water it melts and makes a mess once again. What should I do, short of buying new food?

 

[koltsixx]

You could try turnin' off the filters during feeding times or people make their own food with gelatin, can't see why you couldn't use gelatin to combine the flakes.

 

[tlindsey]

I learned this from a pet channel that doesn't air anymore, you need a small or medium Styrofoam coffee cup, cut coffee cup at the the top , this should look like a hoop ,ring. The ring will float place gradually the amount you would like to feed in the center. Food will just drift down in that area unless there is a lot of current. Hope this helps

 

[Aweshade9]

try pellets or granules. My african fry loved it.

 

[Ponyman101]

+1 to gelatin as I have seen ppl make their own fish food with gelatin all the best tho


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[skald89]

I don't know where they sell gelatin. Im sure I can find a store easily that sells it to use. My biggest concern is that I have yellow labs and gelatin might not be the best thing to feed them.

 

[Aweshade9]

I don't know where they sell gelatin. Im sure I can find a store easily that sells it to use. My biggest concern is that I have yellow labs and gelatin might not be the best thing to feed them.

granules

 

[Jc1119]

Pellets....I have them in every size from tiny .5mm all the way up to 10mm. And I have feed timers to help as well.

 

[skald89]

I really don't want to buy new food as I have more than 1/2lb of flakes left.

What does granules mean in this case?

 

[Aweshade9]

There are flakes, granules, and little shrimps