Mandarin Eating Pellets

[doch]

Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

Eventhough I have had the option to get ORA captive bred mandarins lately. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfPLPShwB9A

Though I would share.

Ken - BWA

Did you take this option? I'm still waiting on a reply to my pm about the pair you said you were bringing in for me.

[Aqua-Digital]

Ken, you should try new era marine pellet as its very soft due to not being baked and can be crumbled right down, the mandarins may find it more digestable due to the soft nature and high nutrient content.

If you want to try it let me know will send you up some.

Vancouver aquarium research center are now evaluating New Era Aquaculture feeds also. Their breeding program is providing real positive results with the flake.

[Snappy]

WOW! That is very cool.

[AHHope]

Originally Posted by Aqua-Digital

Ken, you should try new era marine pellet as its very soft due to not being baked and can be crumbled right down, the mandarins would be able to digest it better and get a more nutitional feed.

If you want to try it let me know will send you up some.

Vancouver aquarium research center are now evaluating New Era Aquaculture feeds also. Their breeding program is providing real positive results with the flake.

+1 for new era flakes. Ive got an orange spotted filefish eatting this stuff...not te mention my lions and scorpion

[RD]

I know a number of hobbyists that have their mandarins eating NLS, some for years now. NLS is also one of the main foods fed to the captive bred fish at the ORA facility. http://www.orafarm.com/products/fish/dragonets.html

The fact that a pellet has a high moisture content, and is soft, has absolutely nothing to do with digestibility, or overall nutrient content.

Well done on the mandarin, Ken.

[reef93]

Unbelievable, this is sooooo awsome ! Without seeing the video, I would not have believed it.

[Aqua-Digital]

Originally Posted by RD

The fact that a pellet has a high moisture content, and is soft, has absolutely nothing to do with digestibility, or overall nutrient content.

I am sorry but this is 100% incorrect.

When you bake food you remove the moisture through the drying process that can be above 140 degrees for over 30 minutes, by nature there is a loss in nutrients, non baked food are broken down swiftly under the fish's natural digestion process, it is more what the fish is used to in the wild, fish eat raw soft flesh/tissue or soft algea.

unbaked foods are pretty much raw ingredients, the nutrient content stays stays in throughout the process and this is where New Era is different and why nearly all the worlds public aquariums and research faciliites use it including Dubai Mall and now Vancouver aquarium research laboratory.

However, awesome work by Ken next step Mandarin breeding program?

[RD]

I am sorry but this is 100% incorrect.

If you would like to move this over to your own vendor forum, or better yet out into the open forum, I'd be more than happy to correct your comments above in fine detail.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

We are actually expanding our breeding program, but due to space limitations we are very limited.

Between Doug and myself, we have been able to get quite a few species going. From clownfish to cardinals to seahorses.