Redtail feeding
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Some people say you can, but it causes such a mess you'll be regretting it for the next few days as you do water change after water change.
It can soften pretty qucikly, and soon all the small, mushy parts spread out across the tank. For the most part, if your RTC is feeding on them, it'll still ignore the smaller particles. And it rots. Badly.
It can soften pretty qucikly, and soon all the small, mushy parts spread out across the tank. For the most part, if your RTC is feeding on them, it'll still ignore the smaller particles. And it rots. Badly.
If you're going down the pellets route, try to get the pellets that suit hwere you catfish feeds. If your fish is used to feeding on the bottom, then try to find large sinking pellet. I'm unsure on brands and pricing avaliable to you, you'll have to look and ask around. They do, however, adapt to feeding off the surface, and floating pellets are loads cheaper. You have a pretty big choice between koi or carp pellets, as well as dorumin.
As your fish gets larger, you might want to look to feeding larger, meaty foods - things like chicken liver, pieces of (defrosted) frozen fish, squid etc. This does put more strain on your filter, so good water quality management is required.
As your fish gets larger, you might want to look to feeding larger, meaty foods - things like chicken liver, pieces of (defrosted) frozen fish, squid etc. This does put more strain on your filter, so good water quality management is required.
It would be no good for them as it has already been mentioned, they soften easy so will polute your water quicker and i dont know how a red tails digestive system would cope with it. plus the nutrient levels are completly off and different.
If moneys more of a problem why not looking into buying pond pellets such as koi ones? if the redtail struggles to eat them due to them floating sinking sturgeon ones would be great and have similar nutrient requirements and arent too expensive especially if you buy in bulk.
If moneys more of a problem why not looking into buying pond pellets such as koi ones? if the redtail struggles to eat them due to them floating sinking sturgeon ones would be great and have similar nutrient requirements and arent too expensive especially if you buy in bulk.
http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com/fish_foods.htm#Pelleted Foods
This food is called Aqua Stable. It's about four dollars a pound, and it sinks. We buy it from our LFS, who sells it in bulk, but this website sells it for about the same price. I use it as a staple pellet for my RTC, Pacu, and plecos. My RTC loves it.
This food is called Aqua Stable. It's about four dollars a pound, and it sinks. We buy it from our LFS, who sells it in bulk, but this website sells it for about the same price. I use it as a staple pellet for my RTC, Pacu, and plecos. My RTC loves it.