They will eat any fish food.... But what's the BEST food?

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They will eat any fish food.... But what's the BEST food?

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My shrimp are starting to get hungry. They are out and about all the time now, grazing on everything, the algae is gone...
I did a test feeding with spirulina from fukoBonzai, and for the first time, they actually ate it, while before they always refused food.
I don't think spirulina is complete enough.... And when it comes to animals/pets, I like quality. As an example, I have five pets, all of them eat a homemade (complete and balanced) raw diet....
Anyways.... I have been looking at shrimp and fish foods out there, but most of them have a lot of fillers.... I am definitely not a fan.
Taste is important, obviously....
Does anyone here know of a really good shrimp food with great ingredients? Or fish food?
Thanks
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Re: They will eat any fish food.... But what's the BEST food

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Anything that is considered a good, high quality fish food will work just fine. It's only part of their diet anyway. They only eat it once every 2-4 weeks. The rest of the time they eat *live* food (i.e. algae, bacteria, diatoms etc.) that grows in the tank. I've used various brands and they all work fine. I'd go with a high protein content.
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Re: They will eat any fish food.... But what's the BEST food

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Mustafa wrote:Anything that is considered a good, high quality fish food will work just fine. It's only part of their diet anyway. They only eat it once every 2-4 weeks. The rest of the time they eat *live* food (i.e. algae, bacteria, diatoms etc.) that grows in the tank. I've used various brands and they all work fine. I'd go with a high protein content.
Thanks - I got a high protein one - SL Aqua More Meat, it is called. I also got SL Aqua Snow flake for variety.

I hope they like it..... They are definitely looking for food!
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Never heard about that food. Just looked it up...wow..that's a really expensive food. Not really needed, but might as well as well finish it and let the shrimp enjoy their caviar (in a few months when your algae problem is gone of course). :-D
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Mustafa wrote:Never heard about that food. Just looked it up...wow..that's a really expensive food. Not really needed, but might as well as well finish it and let the shrimp enjoy their caviar (in a few months when your algae problem is gone of course). :-D
If that's caviar, you should see what I feed my cats and dog :lol:
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I guess my shrimp are you average "working class" shrimp. No caviar for them. ;)
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