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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 23, 2005 6:53:30 GMT -5
This is for anyone who has had problems feeding their little buddies! i had to go through so many kinds and in the end i fed them fresh shrimp! but i finaly found the perfect food my bettas would eat and loooove!!! its discus food ((NUTRAFIN, floating morsals)) its for discus and marine fish theyr little round pellets that turn nice and mushy in water i soak them then feed them each a pellet they r kinda meal size, ;D
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Post by Rachel on Jul 1, 2005 9:42:22 GMT -5
What are the nutritional stats of the Nutrafin food from the label? Protein, fiber, fat, ash, etc?
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jul 1, 2005 16:23:44 GMT -5
these are the ingredients:
fish meal, plankton, shrimp meal, corn gluten meal, soy flour, laver aquatic plant, kelp, oat flour, yeast, cod fish meal, wheat germ, fish liver, chlorophyll
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Post by starlight on Jul 1, 2005 19:10:09 GMT -5
But what is the percentage breakdown from the label. Betta's have high protein requirements.
Couldn't you get the Baby Cichlid pellets that we talked about?
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jul 2, 2005 19:15:18 GMT -5
they dont have that written,,,, only american products do this NUTRAFIN we gert is from france i think,,,, and nope we only have cichlid food that is in the form of flakes and large pellets that need to be squished against the glass like freeze dried tubifex worms,,,  i do feed them the occasional boiled shrim and some peas and brine shrimp flakes,,,, those seem to be the only flakes they liked.... i am still looking and trying to find different foods for them.... |
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Post by Rachel on Jul 4, 2005 18:27:03 GMT -5
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jul 5, 2005 7:24:56 GMT -5
allthough mine has a discuss picture on it the pellets look the same and the same discription! so i guess its the same, the protine has a 45% is that good? i did find some freeze dried blood worms! they like it but i have to sit there chopping them up smaller for my bettas
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Post by starlight on Jul 5, 2005 8:55:47 GMT -5
You should be good to go with that food. The protein % is fine. I know people with Discus that feed them live food that bettas eat.
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Post by Rachel on Jul 5, 2005 9:42:24 GMT -5
This Nutrafin food you're using meets a betta's nutritional requirements slightly better than Hikari Betta Bio-Gold which is interesting. It has higher protein, fat, fiber, and less ash. (Although it should be noted there are better choices than Bio-Gold for bettas, it's just a common food that people use).
Nutrafin Max
protein: 45%
fat: 5%
crude fiber: 3%
moisture: 8%
ash: 9%
Hikari Bio-Gold
protein: 38%
fat: 4%
crude fiber: 1%
moisture: 10%
ash: 12%
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jul 5, 2005 16:24:07 GMT -5
oh thats good! i was starting to think it wasnt enough for them  but why would food made FOR betas not have what they need!  |
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Post by minni1 on Jul 5, 2005 18:45:58 GMT -5
Mine have unanimously decided to not eat the pellets anymore, now that they have tasted the FD bloodworms! Will they be OK, strictly on bloodworms?
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jul 6, 2005 19:56:06 GMT -5
well i think u should at least have more than one kind of food for them, give them different foods everyday, i give mine the NUTRAFIN pellets in the morning then blood worms at night, the next day they might get some brine shrimp flakes and some boiled shrimp, u dont need so many kinds just at least the things to allow them the nutrition they need.
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Post by karen on Jul 8, 2005 18:14:20 GMT -5
Harry doesn't like the Bio-Gold pellets.. he spits them out... He really likes Bio-Blend marine food....
Crude Protein 44%
Crude Fat 8%
Crude Fiber 5%
Moisture 14%
Ash 10%
I am assuming this is good.... he gets 4or5 pellets in the am and the same in the evening...
Karen
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jul 8, 2005 18:42:56 GMT -5
it seems verry close to the NUTRAFIN pellets im talking about
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Post by bunnicula on Sept 21, 2005 10:46:42 GMT -5
My guy seems to like Nutrifin pellets as well. I think that it's because they're smaller and easier to chew than the betta pellets that I have (Wardley - this wasn't my first choice for food, but all of the nearby stores seem to be out of betta pellets).
Here is the breakdown for the 2 types of pellets that I have:
Nutrifin basix staple pellets:
Crude protein min: 46%
Crude Fat min: 5%
Crude Fiber max: 2%
Moisture max: 8%
Wardley Betta Premium food:
Crude protein min: 40%
Crude Fat min: 6%
Crude Fiber max: 3%
Moisture max: 10%
Ascorbic Acid min: 200 mg/kg
When selecting betta food, what percentages should you look for?
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i do feed them the occasional boiled shrim and some peas and brine shrimp flakes,,,, those seem to be the only flakes they liked.... i am still looking and trying to find different foods for them....
but why would food made FOR betas not have what they need!
