Does Food Quality Actually Matter To Your Fish?

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10 ай бұрын

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‎ There's a lot of debate over what is the best fish food, but in reality, the quality of the food is not as important. Fish farms regularly feed cheaper foods to their fish and still raise healthy and beautiful fish. Cory talks about how the variety and quantity of food may be more important in the long run, and how he sets a schedule for making sure his fish get different foods each day.
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@AquariumCoop Жыл бұрын

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@ThylineTheGay 10 ай бұрын

6 months ago 😵‍💫

@fishingnh4543 10 ай бұрын

I'm looking for a rarer apisto to breed and sell to the lfs local community etc I don't like run of the mill common fish cuz they are everywhere any recommendations on a good species of apisto that I should breed I was thinking 1 tank for breeding kribs 1 for breeding apistos and was considering the dwarf parrot fish those blue ones that are supposedly a convict parrot hybrid or a Balloon body convict not sure if they are a good idea idk if I'd just get stuck with those

@twotales7337 10 ай бұрын

Will Easy Green be what I need if I'm growing java fern and annubias glued to rock??

@alternativeaquascaping517 9 ай бұрын

@@twotales7337 you can use it but in my experience epiphyte plants and especially Java fern need LOADS of potassium so supplement with something like Flourish potassium more than easy green

@Rorther 10 ай бұрын

Perfect point. Variety is king. Not only for food, but for microorganism, for snails, for bacterias, for plants.

@alternativeaquascaping517 10 ай бұрын

Even though i work for a fish food company, we still recommend feeding other foods for this exact reason. What we may not have in a particular item, somebody else’s flake or pellet might have. Each species is different and its impossible to make a food for every single species out there.

@HUKIT. 10 ай бұрын

Watching the Archers spit would absolutely never get old.

@TheRealTMar 10 ай бұрын

This is also why I've been stocking up on different fish foods lately before setting up my new Juwel Rio 240. I've got some Hikari sachets, some from Sera and I also got a couple of small bottles of Dr. Bassleer since I've heard pretty good things about the foods he's designed. I can also hatch some brine shrimp and there are several places around here where I can get frozen and live foods. Another great tip can be putting servings of food in pill boxes when you're on holiday and others feed the fish for you.

@ICM9 10 ай бұрын

My LFS gave away some decent quality food to me in the past with some of my purchases. I ended up having quite a few different kinds of food (and blood worms as occasional treats) that I needed to use up. I would alternate between them and my fishes ended up looking as healthy as ever. Made me realize how impactful variety is.

@Hello_Fuckers0 10 ай бұрын

I've listened whole heartedly to everyone who said feed a variety. I haven't fed live as I haven't found a good local source yet. But I notice that my fish are active and their colors are vibrant

@adamnagy4544 10 ай бұрын

I feed the crested geckos' leftover :D I put into something else time to time, dry salmon, dry daphnia, flakes or other kind of fishfood, sometimes skip the geckofood. They studently started to breed :DD I love these honest reaction and opinions of yours! The previous video of the filters also made my day! The hobby really need this kind of critical (and valid) words, thank you so much!

@varanidguy 10 ай бұрын

I really like Repashy. It's deceptively convenient. Yes, you need to prepare it, but then you cube it and stick it in the fridge or freezer for two weeks to two months. Very easy, and you can get a huge variety. I also feed pellets, Sera spirulina tablets, and krill flakes - my apistogrammas are constantly spawning on prepared foods alone.

@erikdg 10 ай бұрын

I always look at the ingredient list. I saw a tank once where fish got only the cheapest of flake food and the tank was covered in tons of fishpoo. This was probably due to the amount of fillers in the flakes. But i definitly agree with you in this video!

@ketchumifucan1130 10 ай бұрын

For water quality and plants and to fend off algae, quality foods work well for me. I do feed a variety of foods , rotating through ~4 different foods. I do have a small collection of tanks so cost isn't too bad for me (3 tanks in total). 🙃

@aquapuncture 10 ай бұрын

Nice quality video of fish in this one! 👍 I feed a variety of brands, types, and textures of food. I do have to say you've got me curious, since you mentioned it, what it'd be like to eat a foot of cheesecake 😛

@Pyraus 10 ай бұрын

"Don't believe me, I'm trying to sell ya crap!" What a gem.

@lce839 3 ай бұрын

Omg you have to make a t-shirt lol. I feed a thing and a thing happen lol Love it!!!

@dameandibean8777 10 ай бұрын

I always look at new foods or different kinds of foods every time I go too the pet store just so I can find what my fish like most but also too see what all they will eat and what makes them grow bigger stuff like that.

@unholyorders82 10 ай бұрын

I bought some small pellet food for my guppies and Betta. Wasn't the best food but I always buy bananas and get a lot of fruit flies, so I easily catch them and feed the betta and guppies. Adding those flies really made the color in the fish pop.

@caroldragon7545 10 ай бұрын

Cory, I purchased a really neat little item that you showcased quite awhile ago . It's a little siphon starter for low tanks called Boxtech BT-600. It works great, but the gray ribbed bulb that you squeeze has gotten clogged and I can't figure out how to remove it to get out the clog. In your video you said you used this product, so I thought maybe you knew a way to unclog it.

@paddywackyakkaydaddy 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Sayneclayre 9 ай бұрын

I’ve just been making my own fish foods with different, fresh veggies and frozen foods for protein. ☺️👌🏻 They love it!

@savannamm 10 ай бұрын

I try to do something different each day (I only have one tank) but sometimes I'm in a hurry and don't want to forget to feed them at all so I just grab the flake food I have sitting nearby. They only get fed once a day because the lights are off when I leave and only on for a few hours after I get home

@smlslp 10 ай бұрын

Good morning, I love your videos, can you tell me where to buy the artemia hatchers you use?

@deadpoet415 10 ай бұрын

Variety, variety, and then variety! Doesn't have to be 10 or 20 food items. Otherwise, Cory summed it up perfectly. I tried doing the high end frozen food and the like. But sticking to just one item messes up their system and causes bloat, swim bladder, lack of appetite, etc. I mix it up between frozen and dry. And I also use the left over "food dust" from my turtle food, krill, and other things and use that to feed to my fish as part of their varied diet. Saves money too! Just mix it up.

@user-zy1pd9pu6s 10 ай бұрын

What a refreshing take on the hobby. So often hobbyists and retailers want to push the latest greatest and best of everything. If you only have java moss you don't need the best lighting system and CO2 injection. Add in the fact that many fish are omnivorous and scavengers and you know they're not getting the highest quality food in the wild either. You get what you pay for it doesn't always work out

@perrytran9504 10 ай бұрын

Omega One, NLS, etc. the high end brands I have never seen break into koi food effectively. Instead the tried and true meal heavy feeds are still dominant. And they work great while not costing two arms and a leg. If it made a big difference, I'm sure some competitive breeders would have switched already.

@MartinGonzalez-ok6cu 10 ай бұрын

Hi Cory, is it OK to float frozen brine shrimp in the aquarium or should it be thawed out first?

@jackiescoggins8779 10 ай бұрын

I didnt use to feed frozen food at all. Till about oh 6 mo ago or so... the fish Love it, so that got added in..now I'm thinking 🤔 about trying LBB...just haven't broken there yet. Lol

@VIDEOHEREBOB 8 ай бұрын

Hiya Cory, I remember when you advocated feeding fish once a day. Have you changed your thinking on that subject?

@PaulZyCZ 10 ай бұрын

You need to watch for vitamins in case of cichlids and similar fish. Too much dry food and they start showing symptoms. I add some liquid vitamins in a recommended preventive dose when feeding flakes or pellets.

@user-bo5zx4ym1j 5 ай бұрын

Is thawed and refrozen brine shrimp dangerous to feed your fish?

@jamesdarley8656 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha last line was funny as. Everything said was true for me. Live, gel, dry and frozen in the diet has done the best for almost all my fish. Except convicts... there isnt a food they cant grow, thrive and breed eating lol

@aquaenthusiast9185 10 ай бұрын

Although I think variety is important, I also think it is important to let food not get too old, which means you may need to find a balance between having not too many food around opened and variety, if you have not too many fish to feed😉

@shanrrosh 7 ай бұрын

"don't believe me, I'm trying to sell you crap"

@leewright1010 10 ай бұрын

I purchased a 55 gallon corner cylinder tank. I'm interested in setting my tank with schooling fish. What kinds do you suggest and how many?

@azntactical4884 10 ай бұрын

I feed my fish once a day. Either flakes, frozen bloodworms or shrimps. I do a combination sometimes. They survive if im out of town for a few days.

@1Bonnie777 10 ай бұрын

I used to have saltwater tanks, but am getting back into the hobby with freshwater. One of my tanks is an old JBJ 12g nano. Does all the coraline and coral need to be scraped off the sump area for freshwater fish? Or will that raise the Kh too much? What about removing the sump altogether? It's on there with silicone. But the back of the tank is plastic and siliconed to the front glass. If anyone knows anything, let me know. Thanks.

@bananafloat27 10 ай бұрын

Came for the info, stayed for the b roll

@among_chaos76 10 ай бұрын

I'd love to see Cory and Dan (Dansfish) Collab. Either of them visiting the other. Just an idea :)

@JenniferDoRego 10 ай бұрын

Common sense approach to feeding, I can get behind that! Thanks

@lionroaring7021 10 ай бұрын

Agreed

@flybobbie1449 6 ай бұрын

I feed my fish, chicken, boiled egg or chicken. Also tinned tuna, beside all the usual stuff.

@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 10 ай бұрын

can fish assimilate so called 'food' properly? does it leave undesireable effects in the aquarium? pretty much all you have to worry about. I do a mix of off the shelf very affordable foods mixed with some stuff I get from the grocery store and some of my own supplements that I've adapted to nutrient density into the food for the fishies. Water quality is still probably most important ..that's why I mention the undesireable affect some foods could potentially bring.

@elvinsworld11 10 ай бұрын

Lovely

@petercsigo3314 28 күн бұрын

Not every fish need to be fed Is multiple times a day.Only the grazers or very young juvenile fish.

@TheSolidShivly 4 ай бұрын

I bought a bottle of Repashy without checking the expiration date, it's 2 months past the best by date. Should I throw it out?

@aelsi1337 10 ай бұрын

YES!

@its_hutch_7505 10 ай бұрын

Bare minimum, I do 1 frozen and 1 live meal a week. I rotate the other days between different dry foods like flake, pellet, and freeze dried options. I feed twice a day, when the lights come on and when the lights go off.

@KeepingItFishy 10 ай бұрын

I feed extreme krill flakes, cichlid pewee and a frozen food carnivore blend ❤

@williamleidy6713 10 ай бұрын

I feed a mixture of seven different foods from four different companies.

@jeffereyhopkins750 10 ай бұрын

I feed my fish a big variety. High quality dry fake, live brine shrimp, a mixture of freeze dried blood worms and daphnia. Alternating every day 😊😊😊

@nathanhoveyaquatics 10 ай бұрын

I try to keep at least 3 different types of food and feed something different daily..

@nabokovfan87 10 ай бұрын

Pretty sure that is the chonkiest pea puffer I've ever seen.

@MakoyUnggoy 10 ай бұрын

A right little chunk!

@DoStuff1958 9 ай бұрын

I think knowing what to feed your fish should come down to what types of food your fish would normally find in the wild.

@kristinhiggins5846 10 ай бұрын

What do you feed your shrimp?

@nirvanaquatics 10 ай бұрын

Xtreme shrimpee sinking sticks! www.aquariumcoop.com/products/xtreme-shrimpee-sinking-sticks

@fabianob1285 24 күн бұрын

It seems that the fishes in the video are being overfed.

@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 10 ай бұрын

I would personally be careful using pea protein very high estrogen density - like many 'pea / pod / nut / seed' products when raw they can be toxic when elevated beyond normal / cut down offspring (maybe wanted effect) . But obviously results may vary and I don't know the labelled density on the product you use.

@zachburger7126 10 ай бұрын

So last night we were eating some walleye and crappie and I decided to see if the my angles and mollies would eat any and boy they did. Used raw clean fish. Any concerns I should have doing this

@fishingnh4543 10 ай бұрын

Yes parasites should atleast freeze it first

@zachburger7126 10 ай бұрын

They had been frozen

@fishingnh4543 10 ай бұрын

@zachburger7126 well I would think you should be fine then

@zachburger7126 10 ай бұрын

Everything seems alright so far. They have acted normal today

@LassoKid7777 10 ай бұрын

Ammonia careful

@kythuatvuonnam1078 10 ай бұрын

😊

@LassoKid7777 10 ай бұрын

Yes it does matter fresh food is the best fish love it more , live brine is very fresh it's live, my fish give birth large numbers cause I feed them heaps and fresh

@-AndrewR 10 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@corydorassterbai8659 10 ай бұрын

Whats The fish at 7:46

@rara5212 10 ай бұрын

Aspidoras

@dtroy15 10 ай бұрын

This video is gonna make some people mad. There are people in this hobby who really believe that more money = more better.

@meminustherandomgooglenumbers 10 ай бұрын

I saw someone say fish foods start to leach nutrients into the atmosphere once they’re opened, so you want to toss them after like 30 days. I might go 45 with this big a variety, cuz hopefully not all the foods are opened at the same time, so there’s always something freshly opened in the mix.

@urbansk8r231 3 ай бұрын

Cory has a video about that. If I remember correctly, he said never buy a big bag of fish food, rather the smaller bag because of use by date.

@dmitrimikrioukov5935 10 ай бұрын

I have come across just plainly bad fish food. After one food every single time the aquarium just smelled like a rotten fish for the whole day. Another food smells like wheat flour and nothing else. Why? Is that most of the content? I can feed my fish with bread myself. Besides, some fish would constipate after that food.

@FishFace2216 6 ай бұрын

Any of it free of preservatives and colourants i only feed my cats natural food free of cancerous health detrimental junk food. Im on a quest to care for my fish in equal manner to my cats but all dry flake and pellets are full of preservatives and colourants from the labels in shops.