Calories in flake food

djryan2000 · 03/26/2020, 11:33 AM

How does this compare to frozen? I have about a month worth of frozen and am expecting to eventually run out. My fish and shrimp eat flaked - how does this compare as to the bioload it adds and sustaining them?

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Sk8r · 03/31/2020, 11:39 AM

It's not the calories but the vitamins and minerals---and willingness to eat. Feed flake or pellet as needed, give frozen when you can get it. Just use a quality dry food.

HumbleFish · 03/31/2020, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

It's not the calories but the vitamins and minerals---and willingness to eat. Feed flake or pellet as needed, give frozen when you can get it. Just use a quality dry food.

+1 Or live food (e.g. blackworms, white worm culture) is good too.

03/26/2020, 11:33 AM	#1
djryan2000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 441	Calories in flake food How does this compare to frozen? I have about a month worth of frozen and am expecting to eventually run out. My fish and shrimp eat flaked - how does this compare as to the bioload it adds and sustaining them? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/31/2020, 11:39 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	It's not the calories but the vitamins and minerals---and willingness to eat. Feed flake or pellet as needed, give frozen when you can get it. Just use a quality dry food. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.