Freeze Dried Food

[mwood2]

I have been seeing freeze dried food for awhile now when I go to my LFS and have always wondered if it was worth while. Right now I feed, Hikari Algae Waffers, Hikari Chiclid Pellets, Hikari Frozen Blood Worms, Fresh Cucumber and Tetra Crisps for my tropical community tank and for my goldfish I do Hikari Goldfish Graduals/Bloodworms. Would freeze dried food make a good addition to my fish's diet or is what I'm currently doing good enough?

 

[Curiosity101]

The current diet seems pretty well rounded to me. Personally I'm not a fan of freeze dried stuff, it doesn't sink.

 

[ZoddyZod]

The current diet seems pretty well rounded to me. Personally I'm not a fan of freeze dried stuff, it doesn't sink.

+1.....I got some freeze dried blood worms. None of them sunk which meant my angel got incredibly fat eating ALL his companions food.

 

[notg2009]

I read somewhere that you need to let freeze dried food to sit in some tank water in a separate container before adding to the tank. I also asked someone at my lfs and she said freeze dried will not be any better than flakes--> seems a bit odd to me. anyone??

 

[Curiosity101]

It doesn't soak up water... that's the problem. Or well... it doesn't soak enough up, and the trapped air bubbles inside (as a result of freeze drying) means that it definitely wont sink no matter how long you soak.

And if the OP is feeding frozen bloodworms anyways then it seems silly feeding freeze dried.

 

[notg2009]

It doesn't soak up water... that's the problem. Or well... it doesn't soak enough up, and the trapped air bubbles inside (as a result of freeze drying) means that it definitely wont sink no matter how long you soak.

And if the OP is feeding frozen bloodworms anyways then it seems silly feeding freeze dried.

I cannot keep frozen fish food; is freeze dried a good substitute? it will be a treat, not the main food, right?

 

[Carlovel1]

The current diet seems pretty well rounded to me. Personally I'm not a fan of freeze dried stuff, it doesn't sink.

If the freeze dried food is in cubes, just get a small cup with tank water, drop the cube in, and squeeze the food against the cup, forcing out the air bubles, then it should slowly sink.

 

[fishnovice]

The current diet seems pretty well rounded to me. Personally I'm not a fan of freeze dried stuff, it doesn't sink.

If the freeze dried food is in cubes, just get a small cup with tank water, drop the cube in, and squeeze the food against the cup, forcing out the air bubles, then it should slowly sink.

I've been using freeze dried bloodworm pellets bought on Ebay for 15monthe. My pellets sink instantly to the tank bottom and I never presoak them, just drop them in.I feed them regularly to my plecs, cichlids and axolotl, All my fish love them, even goldfish get them as a treat.

 

[Curiosity101]

I didn't know you could get them as cubes and pellets. I have the loose bloodworm variety... and no fish that can actually eat them cause I can't make them sink lol. And now I have frozen bloodworm anyways so yah know.

 

[Monty-2010]

I feed freeze dried bloodworm to my discus it doesn't sink but the filter inlet pushes them down so all the fish can get to them including the cardinals so i don't see a problem with it, plus the fact that any potential parasites are killed during the freeze drying process unlike normal frozen bloodworm