Herbivore diet plan

[Sinister-Kisses]

So with pearsei and argentea juvies on order, I'm plotting out my best diet plan for these two herbivore/mostly herbivore species, since my current cichlids are more omnivore/carnivore types. I've got some Northfin Veggie pellets on hand right now that I was feeding to my goldfish, and occasionally my cichlids. I will pick up some NLS AlgaeMax pellets, which I was intending to do anyway again as a supplemental food for my goldies and cichlids, but with the intention now of it being more of a staple food for the pearsei and argentea. I like variety though, and both the Northfin and NLS pellets have some animal protein in the mix, so I'm thinking it'll be a good idea to pick up some Repashy Super Green gel mix which has zero animal protein at all, and use these three foods as my regular line up for the pearsei and argentea. Valid plan?

 

[Wharf]

I used to feed Repashi to gecko's when I kept vivariums quite a while ago when it was a new thing. How is it for fish? Is it pretty expensive?

 

[Sinister-Kisses]

I've never kept reptiles so it's a fairly new discovery for me...found out about it when researching goldfish foods and it came highly recommended as the best goldie food by multiple sources, so I started with that. I tested it on my cichlids a few times out of curiosity and they freaking loved it, so I've now got Grub Pie and Redrum for them. They go nuts for it and it's an awesome quality food so I'm stoked that they're stoked about it. It's relatively expensive I suppose depending on what you're used to buying...but so is NLS, and you get what you pay for. Plus, when you realize just HOW MUCH food you make from that Repashy jar, it's actually no worse than other mainstream foods as far as price goes...and a much better quality than most of them. I'm definitely a fan. Though I hate making it - the smell is not my favourite thing ?

 

[aussieman57]

I've been looking at this food. How much trouble is it to make it?

 

[Sinister-Kisses]

It's super easy. You literally just add boiling water to the powder and mix in...just make sure to have your mold ready because it solidifies pretty quickly. I just mix in a glass measuring cup, then pour out onto my silicone ice cube tray that I use as my mold and use a spatula to spread/smooth it out. Then throw the cubes into the freezer to pull as I need.

 

[aussieman57]

It's super easy. You literally just add boiling water to the powder and mix in...just make sure to have your mold ready because it solidifies pretty quickly. I just mix in a glass measuring cup, then pour out onto my silicone ice cube tray that I use as my mold and use a spatula to spread/smooth it out. Then throw the cubes into the freezer to pull as I need.

Thanks. The wife and I make a raw diet for our dogs. The fish deserve the same.

 

[Sinister-Kisses]

We do raw for our dogs and cats too

 

[Rocksor]

I've been looking at this food. How much trouble is it to make it?

Easy to make..... but can be messier to feed than pellets due to fish ripping it apart. I don't use it very often now due to more food waste in the water column. What I did end up doing is using a ratio of powder: water at a 1:2 ratio and then letting sit in the fridge for at least 3 days before cutting it into swallowable pieces for my fish. Not too hard for 6"+ fish. If I gave the pieces any sooner, food particles left their gills. But it's great for administering medication through feed or transitioning wild caught fish to pellets (due to the softer nature of the food).

 

[Sinister-Kisses]

I just chop it up before I feed it.

 

[Rocksor]

I just chop it up before I feed it.

I cut it as well, but cutting the gel on day 1 (after refrigeration or 30 minutes of setting) vs day 4, I still get quite a bit of repashy in the water column vs day 4 cutting it to the same size. My predators will chew (with the back teeth) and some still come out with day 1 gel cubes