[sci.aquaria] Home Made

xanthian@saturn.ADS.COM (Metafont Consultant Account) (01/19/90)

I've had tremendous success with many kinds of fish just chucking in a
bit of dry cat food once a day.

Of course, the cats get a bit tense when they catch me robbing their
dish, but the food has balanced nutrition, and it costs about 1/20th
the price of store bought fish food, by weight.  Also, the bigger and
sturdier pieces give the fish something to worry at, and don't tend to
get lost or sucked into the filter like flake food does.

Probably not the best choice for really tiny fish, but it does tend to
dissolve into crumbs even the little guys can manage, after while.

Since the inside cat just now is an exceptionally cute kitten (by
temperment destined to be skinned out and made into a fur muff any day
now) rescued from the "humane" society people, the current crop of
fish is dining on kitten food, which seems to have more of a crust or
oil coating, but it is equally successful.

I don't think I'd dare try this in a marine aquarium, but you may be
braver than I.

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