I always like to see what people are spending / feeding their fish to see how I can modify my fish food and save in any kind of way . So far the only pellets that my fish are eating are the xtreme monster pellets. Ive tried the floating carnisticks and they are not crazy about it . they wont eat feeders or pieces of fish . they will however eat random bugs , night crawlers . But this time of the year the ground is frozen solid so my costs go up until the ground isn't frozen anymore. Shipping costs for cheaper food usually ends up being the same price as buying in the lfs . I sure wish they had massivore around here so I can try it .