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Recently, I purchased a large container of Cyclops-Eeze, but the can came with no feeding instructions. It is supposed to be super-high in protein and I have been using it as a food supplement along with Spectrum pellets and frozen foods for my fry (less than 1"). The container did not have any feeding instructions, so I have been feeding it as I would a pellet or flake. The fish seem to love it and stuff themselves. My questions is"Does this food need to be re-hydrated before use?" I have my fry tanks set up with automatic fish-feeders to make sure they have food while I'm at work. Most of the time, my small angels will stuff themselves so much that they look like they're going to explode and you can see the bright orange food in their stomachs. Every once in a while, I'll find a few small angels dead at the bottom of the tank. Other than their stomachs are completely full, there are no other obvious reason why they died. Earlier this week, I had a feeder malfunction while at work, and about three times the normal food was dumped into the tank. The peas-sized angels obviously gorged themselves, as when I got home, they were so full they could hardly swim. I removed the excess food and did a 90% water change. Last night, there were about two dozen dead baby angels with their stomachs obviously distended with food. This morning there was another dozen or so dead babies. Is is possible that when fed dry and eaten by smaller fish, the Cyclops-Eeze absorbs water and swells enough to kill the fish? This has only happened with my angelfish fry. Has anyone else had this happen?
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