Freeze Dried Food for Fish
Freeze-dried Foods have been introduced relatively recently, and pro-vide a means of giving Brine shrimp and Tubbier in a clean and hygienic manner. Freeze-dried foods are usually accepted by fish which normally eat only live foods, although they mayweed some coaxing at first. These foods are supplied as pellets which can be simply pressed against the inside of the glass or crumbled into the water. Especially with Tubbier, this reduces the risk of introducing disease, as the freeze-drying process kills most of the dangerous organisms. Do not supply the foods until they have thawed out!
Dried Foods are probably the most widely used of all. Some live foods, such as Daphnia, are available dried, but these are not as nutritious as the freeze-dried forms.
Other dried foods are mixtures of various substances ground into crumbs, flakes or pellets of sizes suitable for various types of fish. These provide an excellent balanced diet, and should be given only in small pinches. To stop the floating dried food spreading out over the surface, it can be dropped into small floating feeding ring, beneath which the fish will congregate. Differ-net grades of dried food are available for fish of all sizes, and also for herbivorous species.
Vegetable Foods include chopped lettuce and specially prepared foods, which are essential to the health of suckfish as Mollies sop. That normally feed on algae. Lettuce must be chopped finely and fed in only very small amounts, as it quickly fouls the water.
Miscellaneous Foods, such as chopped egg yolk, liver and many other items can be given occasionally in very small amounts. A shelled prawn, suspended in the tank by a thread, makes an excellent treat for the fish, and will soon be completely eaten. A swatted housefly will also be eaten by larger fish, but be sure it has not first been sprayed with insecticide. A greenfly-covered shoot from a garden plant will soon be picked clean, but must be removed quickly after feeding to avoid contamination.