the problem with corn based foods is the same problem found with that dog food that
was killing dogs earlier this year... contamination with fungus that causes toxins.
food for trout and catfish is formulated to first be as cheap as possible and then
put weight on the fish as fast as possible so they can be harvested as fast as
possible. this food is not formulated for the long term health of pet fish. corn is
implicated in liver disease in fish, perhaps rancidity and fungal toxins are the
underlying cause. a good rule of thumb is feed what the breeders feed.
Ingrid

Andrew Burgess wrote:

"JB" writes:

I visited a couple of web sites pricing food for this season (Aqua Mart for
Hakari Staple & Western Pond for Sho Koi) and noticed a jump in prices.
Between the two, Western Pond was offering 10 lbs of Sho Koi for $56.98,
including shipping costs. This seems about $7.00 higher than last year.

What are you feeding? And, where are you buying it?

I order Rangen 25 lb bags direct from the factory.
The last number I used was 208 543 6421
If I recall correctly, it was about $30 plus $10 shipping.

I still want to try catfish or trout chow someday. Does anyone know if
one floats better than the other? I would guess that catfish sinks
and trout floats...




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