Those rabbit pellets are messy if they don't get snapped up right away but my Tilapia love them. Has anyone had any bad experiences feeding rabbit pellets to their fish?
Rabbit food for vegetarian fish
- Thread starter Potts050
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You can feed em i wouldnt though, just get a good quaklity spiruleena flake or pellet. Hikari cichlid excel is great for vegitarian fish.
Here is some nutritional info on some of the foods I feed regularly;
Nutrifin Cichlid Spirulina Sticks;
Protein 36%
Fat 4%
Fibre 3%
Moisture 10%
Phosphorous .8%
Ash 9%
Binder 37%
Tetra Tropical Granules;
Protein 47.5%
Fat 6.5%
Fibre 2%
Moisture 6%
Phosphorous 1.5%
Ash unknown
Binder 36.5%
Tetra Min Pro Tropical Crisps;
Protein 46%
Fat 12%
Fibre 3%
Moisture 8%
Phosphorous 1.1%
Ash unknown
Binder 36%
And now, TizWhiz Select 1600 Basic Blend Rabbit Pellets
Protein 16%
Fat 3%
Fibre 13%
Moisture unknown
Phosphorous .6%
Ash unknown
Binder 69%
Vitamin A 4500 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1322 IU/kg
Vitamin E 79 IU/kg
Pound per pound, rabbit food protein and fat is almost a 100 times cheaper on average than the popular fish food brands.
My initial concern with the Tilapia is that with the high binder content that they may suffer a blocked gut but so far not a problem. I don't sugest that anyone replace there fishes diets completly but I think that these pellets may prove to be a low cost suplement for veggie eaters
I will monitor the nitrates for a while to see if there are any waer quality issues using this food on a regular basis.
Nutrifin Cichlid Spirulina Sticks;
Protein 36%
Fat 4%
Fibre 3%
Moisture 10%
Phosphorous .8%
Ash 9%
Binder 37%
Tetra Tropical Granules;
Protein 47.5%
Fat 6.5%
Fibre 2%
Moisture 6%
Phosphorous 1.5%
Ash unknown
Binder 36.5%
Tetra Min Pro Tropical Crisps;
Protein 46%
Fat 12%
Fibre 3%
Moisture 8%
Phosphorous 1.1%
Ash unknown
Binder 36%
And now, TizWhiz Select 1600 Basic Blend Rabbit Pellets
Protein 16%
Fat 3%
Fibre 13%
Moisture unknown
Phosphorous .6%
Ash unknown
Binder 69%
Vitamin A 4500 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1322 IU/kg
Vitamin E 79 IU/kg
Pound per pound, rabbit food protein and fat is almost a 100 times cheaper on average than the popular fish food brands.
My initial concern with the Tilapia is that with the high binder content that they may suffer a blocked gut but so far not a problem. I don't sugest that anyone replace there fishes diets completly but I think that these pellets may prove to be a low cost suplement for veggie eaters
I will monitor the nitrates for a while to see if there are any waer quality issues using this food on a regular basis.
I agree. I used to feed it to my pacu once or twice a week as a supplement.
I used regular fish pellets and floating sticks as the staple, along with some veggies and lettuce.
you could do the same with Tilapia.
I used regular fish pellets and floating sticks as the staple, along with some veggies and lettuce.
you could do the same with Tilapia.