The Best Type of Fish Feed
How do you know the best feed for your fish? Read on and we will show you how to choose.
How do you know the best feed for your fish? Read on and we will show you how to choose.
We all want our fish to do well so we can sell them and make a decent profit. However this can only happen if they are properly taken care of.
One way to properly take care of your fish is what and how you feed them. We are not going to focus on how to feed your fish but on what you feed them. See techniques on how to feed your fish.
Different farmers feed different things to their fish as long as it is high in protein. Some give their fish maggots and some others give poultry entrails. Main stream farmers use specially manufactured fish feed. Mainstream farmers are you and I. We go to a fish feed shop, get a couple of bags and we are set.
There are dozens of fish feed brands in the market. We are also not going to focus on any particular one but talk generally on choosing fish feed.
Starter feeds: All the fish feed that start from 0.2mm to about 2mm come under this. Starter feeds are high in protein and help in the growth of the fish. These fish feed are also normally more expensive. They can either can be extruded that is floating or pressure-pelleted which is sinking.
Neither is better or nourishes your fish better that the other. The only difference is that if it is extruded, you can monitor how much of the feed is being consumed thereby helping to reduce wastage. Although some may argue that it is better to go with sinking feed beause that is how catfish would normally feed. But from experience, they would eat either way.
When the fish is post juvenile, about 50g to 150g, you can switch to 3mm. From this stage, the feed you buy will have lesser protein. You can now go for cheaper feed if you are on a budget. However, some farmers do prefer to continue with the more expensive feed until they sell. These types have higher protein that the cheaper ones.
If weighing your fish becomes an issue, you can tell which feed is needed from the size of their mouth. Let me give you an example. When you look at a juvenile fish, you can tell that they will not be able to eat 6mm or even 3mm feed.
Same goes for when they are juveniles, you will know that giving them 0.2mm or 1.5mm fish feed will be too small for them.
The rule is to always give the feed that is just right for them to swallow.
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