i want to start feeding my fish flake food. up untill now i have only fed mysis and various meaty foods. but i have started feeding instant ocean marine flakes and the fish really seem to like it. only problem is i read some reviews on this flake food and it is said to have alot of phosphates in it. can anyone reccommend a good flake food to buy that possibly has little to no ammount of phosphates in it.
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- Thread starter Jarrett
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you cannot avoid phosphates. phosphates are always present.. even in minimal traces. dust contains phosphates... are you going to seal off your tank with saran wrap to avoid dust going into it...?
You will never have a tank that has 0 phosphates. You just need to control the amount of phosphates through filter media.
You will never have a tank that has 0 phosphates. You just need to control the amount of phosphates through filter media.
flake will have less in comparison to meaty. so... it's kind of self explanatory at that point.
if you are going to drive yourself into obsessive compulsive disorder based on what to feed your fish... drive to your lfs and look at their selection. they will say on the packaging if it has "reduced" phosphates.
if you are going to drive yourself into obsessive compulsive disorder based on what to feed your fish... drive to your lfs and look at their selection. they will say on the packaging if it has "reduced" phosphates.
Neither is perfect alone.
Flake & pellet foods contain vitamins & minerals that your fish need to be healthy - which is why flake/pellets are commonly called 'staple food' and they need to be a part of the fishes diet. The meaty foods - mysis and other 'fish' foods are mostly protein & fish oils and are also good.
Your fish should be fed a mix of both, many feed this way on alternating days.
If you stick to the more well known brands ..Ocean Nutrition, Omega One.,..etc on flake/pellet foods AND feed a sensible amount AND be sure to rinse your frozen mysis & meaty foods AND practice good husbandry (weekly water changes, running phosban & carbon type reactors) you will minimize the impact the phosphates have on your system.
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