best frozen foods ?

[Parker]

As to not mislead people, I don't actually feed hotdogs

[chef]

Really, no hot dogs. uh oh!!! Again utilizing misleading info. What am I gonna do with the dozen smokies I just ultra-finely chopped? lmao

[TimT]

Hi,

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Interesting, then why my copperband don't want to eat the pacifica plankton? he just spit them out and does not touch it after that, but he does heat the PE mysis.

First; Copperband Butterflyfish are sometimes difficult to get started on Plankton or Mysis as they normally eat worms etc.
Second; Since you have had it a while it has been trained to eat PE mysis.

By wild fish I meant fishes that have recently been imported. ie less than 3 weeks from time of capture on the reef.

Originally Posted by daniella3d

BTW, Acans and dendro will eat anything...so they are not really a reference here.

Ok, I have pictures of Acanthopyllia, Caulastrea, Cynarina, Favites, Lobophyllia, Moseleya, Symphyllia all eating it. Most LPS will readily eat it.

Originally Posted by daniella3d

just curious to see where you got your info on the nutritional profile of them?

The information was provided by the supplier of the plankton. I mention that on the product page on the website, just after the lab analysis.

Cheers,
Tim

[naesco]

Tim what country does the product come from and where is it packaged?

I note that many Hikari products (used to be a quality name in the fish food industry) now come from China which makes all of the ingredients suspect.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by naesco

I note that many Hikari products (used to be a quality name in the fish food industry) now come from China which makes all of the ingredients suspect.

Ya, I noticed that too, and recently quit buying Hikari.

[TimT]

The plankton is captured in BC ocean waters near Northern Vancouver Island. I process it myself locally. Thus the product is a 100% Local product from start to finish.

[Carmen]

Originally Posted by TimT

The plankton is captured in BC ocean waters near Northern Vancouver Island. I process it myself locally. Thus the product is a 100% Local product from start to finish.

Great information in your posts Tim! And I personally choose to support local as often as possible! Especially when local is proven to be of incredible quality. Keep up the great work Tim!

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by TimT

Hi,



First; Copperband Butterflyfish are sometimes difficult to get started on Plankton or Mysis as they normally eat worms etc.

I have a Copperband, and he loves all forms of Mysis and Plankton. I mostly feed him freeze dried. He also likes chopped up fresh clams.

But have not been able to get him to eat any type of worms. Have tried to get him on frozen (and freeze dried) bloodworms. However, he just spits them out after sampling them.

[TimT]

Since your Copperband is already eating Mysis, Plankton and the fresh clam you are giving it a good source of nutrition. I would not be overly concerned that it is not eating bloodworms. I could be that the fresh clams and Mysis and Plankton taste better to the fish than the bloodworms.

The main concern is for newly arrived fish that are not eating at all. Then I would offer them frozen bloodworms or live if available. Once the fish starts to eat in captivity it can be eventually trained to accept other foods.

[Reef Pilot]

This was my method for training my Copperbands to eat.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=73021

I have since sold one of them, as I couldn't get them to play nice. But have had the bigger one now for over 9 months and he is doing great. I am really impressed how he adapted to my bully Yellow Tang and my bulldog Cinnamon Clown. Both still occasionally take a lunge at him, but he artfully dodges them, and resumes doing his thing, without fear (was certainly not the case when first introduced to the display tank).

Only problem, is that he still won't eat my aiptasia, which is why I originally got him. I am probably feeding him too well... He does go around picking at live rock, though, so must be finding something there to his liking.