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02-13-2006, 04:46 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Dec 2005
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 |  Dry food
I am wondering if I can feed dry food to my future fishes and frozen food as treat.
I am looking at these products on this page: http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=1139877782458
Any of these are worth getting?
Thanks!
GKW
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Started on Jan 24, cycled on Feb 17
125 gallons (72" x 18" x 22"), 20 gallons sump, 29 gallons fuge. 90 lbs sugar fine sand in MT and 30 in fuge.
Equipments:
Coralife Super Skimmer 220 w/ an air pump to increase micro bubbles, Mag drive 9.5 return pump
2 Maxi 900 and Rio+ 2100 as powerheads, Mag 350 filter
Lighting:
110watts PC, 70watts NO
Resident:
2 Polyps Ricordia
Royal Gramma, Lawnmower Blenny
Sally Light Foot
Pepermint Shrimp
70 Blue Leg Hermits
25 Snails | 
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02-13-2006, 05:30 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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It really depends on the type of fish. I have a Mimic Tang that will eat pellet, flake, or frozen. It is not picky, except to the liverock in my tank 
As a matter of fact, all the fish in my tank eat just about anything I throw in there.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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02-13-2006, 05:41 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Age: 35
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Same here. They eat anything I put in there. I've been told that dry food isn't the greatest for them. But my clown has grown very quickly eating it. I feed pellets about once to twice a week and brine for a treat. _________ 
55 Gal Glass, 10 gal sump, seaclone100 protein skimmer, 2 pc 65w 10k's, 2 pc 65w actinic, 2 4ft VHO 110w bulbs, 135lbs of live rock, livesand/aragonite mix, coral beauty, percula clown, blue and yellow damsel, peppermint shrimp, Skunk shrimp, coral banded shrimp, xenia, leather, zoas, star polyps, button polyps, frogspawn, hammer, leather, mushrooms, long tentacle anemone, turbosnails, astrea snails, hermit crabs and a featherduster. | |
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02-13-2006, 05:56 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Use the dry food but watch that all of the food is eaten and does not go to the bottom. My experience is that some pieces of flakes are so small that they never get eaten. This will cause a problem with nitrates and may promote problem algae.
I feed all my tanks brine shrimp. I watch to make sure as soon as some of the food reaches the bottom, I stop feeding and may even try to net some uneaten food out. | |
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02-13-2006, 08:00 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Right now im feeding flakes with frozen as a treat _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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02-14-2006, 01:04 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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I use the Formula brand and Marine Bio Blend pellets and spirulina flakes. I also use Hikari freeze dried brine shrimp because its the only dry food my
Copperbanded butterfly will eat. If your planning on feeding mostly dry food then bring your different foods with you to your LFS and see which fish will eat it before purchasing them. Not all fish will adjust to dry foods. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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