I won't jump into the war that will most likely come with this thread as it has with every other thread like this, but I think 2mm pellets are fine. If you want your fish to switch to another food, offer the alternative food exclusively and eventually the fish will eat it. That has been my experience anyway.
Switching from Hikari to NLS... what would you recommend?
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I'm currently feeding Hikari Gold Mini. I think I could go up to the next size, which I believe is Small, but the Mini is working just fine.
Thanks for the tip. I was thinking of maybe feeding both Hikari and NLS. I'm sure that one has things that the other does not, and vice versa as well. It can't hurt.
This^^ Hikari uses more fillers than NLS or Omega one, plus they use MSG in some of their foods. While sometimes fish may not take to NLS right away, in time they learn to like and love it. As soon as my fish see my coming with food they go bananas. I would stick with 1-2mm pellets and go with NLS Thera A+. Anyone that cares about their fish should definitely research the food they feed... if you find stuff in there you wouldn't or don't eat, then why feed it to your fish? Compare labels, look at the ingredients and vitamin content of each food. Then decide on your own what you feel is best for your fish.
I don't know what label you read for NLS, but on mine it doesn't say "fish meal" anywhere. I use NLS pellets, Omega One wafers and freeze dried treats and no one can deny how beautiful my fish are/were (some I no longer own).
One other thing people need to remember, the food only does so much to bring out their color... genetics play a big factor in it as well.
I think I'm using too big of pellets, I'm using 3mm for 4-5 inch fish and they hate it. They crush it up and spit it out. I will go down to 2 mm and see if they like it. Thank for the pellet size info, I have not had any luck yet switching my fish
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NLS Ingredients
Typical Ingredients: Whole Antarctic Krill Meal, Whole Herring Meal, Wheat Flour, Whole Squid Meal, Algae Meal, Soybean Isolate, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Garlic, Vegetable and Fruit Extract (Spinach, Broccoli, Red Pepper, Zucchini, Tomato, Pea, Red and Green Cabbage, Apple, Apricot, Mango, Kiwi, Papaya, Peach, Pear), Vitamin A Acetate, D-Activated Animal-Sterol (D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine, DL Alphatocophero ( E ), Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Niacin, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, L-Ascorby-2-Polyphosphate (Stable C), Ethylenediamine dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Choline Chloride.
These are the ingredients in their 2mm thera fish formula. they use meal.... it might be okay if they had whole fish for the first ingredient and a little bit of meal but they use a LOT of meal. There are very few NLS varieties that use WHOLE fish as their main ingredient.
Typical Ingredients: Whole Antarctic Krill Meal, Whole Herring Meal, Wheat Flour, Whole Squid Meal, Algae Meal, Soybean Isolate, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Garlic, Vegetable and Fruit Extract (Spinach, Broccoli, Red Pepper, Zucchini, Tomato, Pea, Red and Green Cabbage, Apple, Apricot, Mango, Kiwi, Papaya, Peach, Pear), Vitamin A Acetate, D-Activated Animal-Sterol (D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine, DL Alphatocophero ( E ), Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Niacin, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, L-Ascorby-2-Polyphosphate (Stable C), Ethylenediamine dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Choline Chloride.
These are the ingredients in their 2mm thera fish formula. they use meal.... it might be okay if they had whole fish for the first ingredient and a little bit of meal but they use a LOT of meal. There are very few NLS varieties that use WHOLE fish as their main ingredient.
