What Brand of Dried Food

[stubbskm]

With all the brands of food on the market, I would like to know what ones you have found

liked or disliked by your bettas.

We feed HBH and Tetra mainly. With the occassional unknown brand thrown in.

At present we are trying a brand Biotec. Earthworm flakes with protein 42%, crude fat 4.1%,

fiber 4.2% and moisture 8.2%. Our males don't seem to like it but our fry and females will eat it.

I have seen other brands available but don't want to spend money on something that is just going to

sit on the self.

I have not used wardleys for years as all the fish at the time would not touch the stuff.

[Robbies Betta]

The only brand of dried food that I've ever really used has been the Tim Addis food. I found that the bettas went straight for it when I first changed from feeding them Frozen foods to dry food. and it's pretty easy and cheap to get to :)

[y2jdaze]

I've tried just about everthing lol.

um with wardleys i found that some bettas especially females won't eat them because the pellets are on the large side but if you crush them most will eat it.

I've used Tim Addis! excellent food my fave!

nutrafin betta flake most of mine eat whenever I give it to them

um Auqa One betta pellets which my bettas ignore because the pellets are too small

Pro's Choice Betta they all like

Penn Plax Betta food is ok but not their favourite.

[Betta_Endeavours]

Where do you get the TA food and is it just for adults or is it good for fry too?

[Robbies Betta]

Keith Hand in Perth ships it in from overseas. it's $12 for 100g (if I can recall correctly) and comes in all diff sizes so you can feed the fry as they grow.

I've fed freshly free swimming fry the smallest size, and they take to it str8 away. and the largest(?) size is a great size to feed adult bettas and fish similar in size.

here's the link Tim Addis food and it's towards the bottom of the page. It's called "Red Granular Crumb"

to raise fry, I usually use all the range of crumb sizes (2,3,5,8,12) and if u run out of one, u can crumble a bigger size into smaller sizes.

the guy to email is Keith Hand (Handsfree) or PM him. here's his email [email protected]

HTH :)

[Betta_Endeavours]

What container does it arrive in?

I used to have some powdered food for fry in a yellow container with a red lid but it didn't have a label. So I couldn't tell after over 3yrs what it was, what it contained, expiry date or anything. So I tossed it.

It was an American product I think but I don't know but I do know it was imported.

[Robbies Betta]

Keith sends them in 100g clip lock bags.

the bags are ok for the size 12, but the other sizes you have to put into airtight containers, cause they last FOREVER. not sure where they come from, but I'm thinking the UK ;)

[y2jdaze]

yep it's somewhere in the UK

[Betta_Endeavours]

I spoke to someone this evening and while I had her on the phone I asked her about the TA stuff. Seems it's not the same stuff I used to have. She gave me the sizes to get but at this stage I might have to save up for it.

[bunnyc]

Does anyone know whether Keith Hand still sells the TA food? I emailed him at the above addy days ago but have had no response.

Bunny

[Bettarazzi]

Try kkhand at internode.on.net

Edit: Removed @ sign because I wouldn't want to be responsible for Keith getting vast amounts of spam.

[splendidbetta]

I don't think people will be pleased to find their inboxes filling with spam due to their publicly placed email addresses...

[y2jdaze]

I've tried to e-mail him as well (to get more for myself) but haven't heard anything back yet...

[bunnyc]

Thanks guys,

Bunny

[Mythicbetta]

for the Adults & Juvies I use

New life spectrum grow, Sera vipagran as dry food and trying "Golden Pearls"

For the fry,

Sera microgran & micropan and crushed "golden pearls" - till I can get the smaller size

Have also successfully used Atisons betta starter. Most of the gang seem to like all of these, of course there are those that can be a bit picky.

I wouldn't mind adding the TA foods for variety - I've heard that they're very good.

Cheers Jane

[jusdeb]

yep ive gotten down to just 2 types of dried food Golden pearls for fry and NLS grow or community depending on availability.