Lake Tanganyika Species • Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
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Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
My brichardi seem to be spitting out the NLS 1mm pellets. I’ve heard that it will take time for them to accept the pellets after eating flake food, so I imagine the larger brichardi will eventually accept them. However, I have smaller 1-1.5 inch brichardi that are also rejecting them. Are they too small to eat the 1mm pellets, or will they also accept them in time?
90G Maingano, Red Zebra, Yellow Lab
55G Brichardi
55G Brichardi
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gschultz0 - Joined: Sat Oct 10, 2020 5:43 pm
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Re: Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
I have had fish 1" or 1.5" eat the pellets without a problem.
For your 1" or under fish you could try crushing the pellets a little.
Were they used to eating flakes before?
For your 1" or under fish you could try crushing the pellets a little.
Were they used to eating flakes before?
125G Borleyi, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
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Re: Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
If they're happy eating flakes, why fuss with pellets? All my Tanganyikans eat primarily flakes, with only occasional feedings of pellets. 

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sir_keith - Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:57 pm
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Re: Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
DJRansome wrote:I have had fish 1" or 1.5" eat the pellets without a problem.
For your 1" or under fish you could try crushing the pellets a little.
Were they used to eating flakes before?
Thanks for the reply. They were eating Tetra Cichlid Flakes, but I’m worried it has too many fillers.
90G Maingano, Red Zebra, Yellow Lab
55G Brichardi
55G Brichardi
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gschultz0 - Joined: Sat Oct 10, 2020 5:43 pm
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Re: Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
sir_keith wrote:If they're happy eating flakes, why fuss with pellets? All my Tanganyikans eat primarily flakes, with only occasional feedings of pellets.
Thanks for the reply. They were eating Tetra Cichlid Flakes, but I’m worried it has too many fillers. Glad the flakes have been working for you. What brand are you using?
90G Maingano, Red Zebra, Yellow Lab
55G Brichardi
55G Brichardi
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gschultz0 - Joined: Sat Oct 10, 2020 5:43 pm
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Re: Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
gschultz0 wrote:sir_keith wrote:If they're happy eating flakes, why fuss with pellets? All my Tanganyikans eat primarily flakes, with only occasional feedings of pellets.
Thanks for the reply. They were eating Tetra Cichlid Flakes, but I’m worried it has too many fillers. Glad the flakes have been working for you. What brand are you using?
Where did you get the idea that flakes have more fillers than pellets? In nature most herbivorous and omnivorous fishes graze, and they never encounter a solid, concentrated food source like a pellet. For these fishes, I prefer flakes, especially vegetable-based flakes (I don't think I'm allowed to recommend a particular brand on this forum). For monster fishes, pellets make sense, but my Tanganyikans get small pellets only once or twice a week, and the rest of their diet consists of flakes and frozen food.
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sir_keith - Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:57 pm
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Re: Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
I have used Northfin 0.5 mm or NLS 0.5 mm Grow, for fish that find 1 mm too big.
I have also crushed pellet food with a rolling pin or run through a pepper grinder for young fry.
I have also crushed pellet food with a rolling pin or run through a pepper grinder for young fry.
Tanganyika Cichlids all the Way!
135 Gallon: Ten Frontosa mpimbwe f1
135 Gallon: Ten Frontosa mpimbwe f1
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punman - Joined: Fri Oct 24, 2003 4:59 pm
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Re: Fish too small for 1mm NLS Pellet
I feed Hikari Guppy 0.5-1.0mm pellets to my multies. I prefer the pellets to flake because they don't break down into dust as I grub through a container.
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