Live/Frozen Food Advice?

[Andys temperate tank]

I'm using Aquadip and Alfa frozen foods at the minute.

[Bryan_D]

Thanks Andy, I’ve ordered a gamma bottle,some Hikari micro pellets, Hikari vibra, a bottle of Seachem Garlic Guard and a bottle of Nourish which are on the way.
I’ll pick up some frozen food from MA on the weekend.

[Andys temperate tank]

Thanks Andy, I’ve ordered a gamma bottle,some Hikari micro pellets, Hikari vibra, a bottle of Seachem Garlic Guard and a bottle of Nourish which are on the way.
I’ll pick up some frozen food from MA on the weekend.

Have you got a pipette to measure out the nourish and garlic guard?

[Bryan_D]

Thanks Andy, I’ve ordered a gamma bottle,some Hikari micro pellets, Hikari vibra, a bottle of Seachem Garlic Guard and a bottle of Nourish which are on the way.
I’ll pick up some frozen food from MA on the weekend.

Have you got a pipette to measure out the nourish and garlic guard?

Good shout. I have one which I use to extract aquarium water for the test tubes when checking water quality, but suspect it may be too crude as it only has 5ml measurements.
I’d like to get one that has finer measurements. Any suggested ones?

[Andys temperate tank]

I just bought a few 1ml pipettes off amazon @Bryan_D

[Bryan_D]

Ordered. Thanks Andy.

[Andys temperate tank]

Ordered. Thanks Andy.

No bother Bryan. Let me know what you think when ya give it all a try.

[Andys temperate tank]

How you getting on with the fish food @Bryan_D

[Bryan_D]

How you getting on with the fish food @Bryan_D

Hi Andy, it’s going well actually. I’ve been doing a fair bit of experimenting!
I’m giving them a varied diet of pellet most days and frozen about every fourth day or so.
For the pellets, they get either Hikari micro pellets/Fluval bug bites micro pellets or Hikari vibra bites. I still have some Fluval colour enhancing flakes which I also give them on occasion until it’s finished.
I mix these up so they get different ones or different mixes on different days.
For frozen food I’m giving them Aquadip Bloodworm and Gamma Brine Shrimp. 2 cubes each feed.
MA didn’t have any mozzie larvae in stock. I’m keen to try that as well as I hear it’s a good one for Rainbows.
They pretty much go mad for everything to be fair!
I tried the gamma bottle for a bit, but it found it a bit awkward. So now I just thaw out the cubes in a small bowl of aquarium water. Then I drain that off and add fresh aquarium water. I use a large pippette to draw them up and then I squirt it into the tank.
The shrimp have added garlic and aloe Vera so I don’t bother adding anything there, but when I first started using the pellets I added a few drops of Seachem Nourish and Garlic Guard. I found it made the pellets too mushy though and they broke up too much in the water. Probably because I’ve been adding too much.
I’ll keep experimenting.
Really appreciate the advice, I’m very glad I’ve added frozen foods and switched to pellets now.

[Andys temperate tank]

How you getting on with the fish food @Bryan_D

Hi Andy, it’s going well actually. I’ve been doing a fair bit of experimenting!
I’m giving them a varied diet of pellet most days and frozen about every fourth day or so.
For the pellets, they get either Hikari micro pellets/Fluval bug bites micro pellets or Hikari vibra bites. I still have some Fluval colour enhancing flakes which I also give them on occasion until it’s finished.
I mix these up so they get different ones or different mixes on different days.
For frozen food I’m giving them Aquadip Bloodworm and Gamma Brine Shrimp. 2 cubes each feed.
MA didn’t have any mozzie larvae in stock. I’m keen to try that as well as I hear it’s a good one for Rainbows.
They pretty much go mad for everything to be fair!
I tried the gamma bottle for a bit, but it found it a bit awkward. So now I just thaw out the cubes in a small bowl of aquarium water. Then I drain that off and add fresh aquarium water. I use a large pippette to draw them up and then I squirt it into the tank.
The shrimp have added garlic and aloe Vera so I don’t bother adding anything there, but when I first started using the pellets I added a few drops of Seachem Nourish and Garlic Guard. I found it made the pellets too mushy though and they broke up too much in the water. Probably because I’ve been adding too much.
I’ll keep experimenting.
Really appreciate the advice, I’m very glad I’ve added frozen foods and switched to pellets now.

Good to hear Bryan. What did you find awkward about the gamma bottle?