i've been looking around on the internet and got confued about freeze dried food. some people say that's it like chips and shouldn't be feed often. others say that they're great. so someone please clarify for me.
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Okay, here's the thing with freeze dried foods.. They can cause constipation in Bettas, which can lead to SBD. They do not hold much nutritional value either, so in my opinion, they're pointless to feed to a fish. For a little more than you'd be paying for any freeze dried foods, you can get frozen food which, one, has nutritional value, two, your fish can actually eat as a substitute for pellets a few times a week, and three, the fish will like a lot more. Freeze dried is off the menu for my Bettas and always will be, I don't think they mind much either.
It depends on the brand. For instance, Omega One adds Vitamin E. It, Azoo and San Francisco Bay brand contain actual Bloodworms. Tetra is mosquito larvae.
Hikari contains Bloodworms fortified with Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12. I would feed Hikari if I fed freeze dried. Certainly easier than frozen foods (which I feed as a staple) if you only have one Betta. If I were feeding I'd only offer one or two and not every day even though they are nutritious. Where people go wrong is they overfeed the FD; however, they probably overfeed pellets, etc., too.
Hikari contains Bloodworms fortified with Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12. I would feed Hikari if I fed freeze dried. Certainly easier than frozen foods (which I feed as a staple) if you only have one Betta. If I were feeding I'd only offer one or two and not every day even though they are nutritious. Where people go wrong is they overfeed the FD; however, they probably overfeed pellets, etc., too.
I believe the nutritional value of freeze-dried food remains relatively unchanged. However, for some reason many hobbyists believe the freeze-drying process completely strips the food of whatever nutritional value it might have had.
I have seen hobbyists vehemently state that frozen foods shouldn't be fed on a regular basis as they are like 'potato chips', and yet my wild bettas live on a diet that is about 90% frozen foods and 10% live.
I think RussellTheShihTzu hits the nail on the head. Some brands are better than others, and the better brands tend to enrich their foods with added vitamins and minerals. For example, adult brine shrimp offers very little nutritional value and undoubtedly would cause problems if it formed the bulk of a fish's diet. However, brands such as Hikari improve the nutritional value of brine shrimp by fortifying their product with spirulina and added vitamins and minerals.
Having never fed freeze-dried foods to my fish I can't comment on whether or not they contribute/cause bloating or constipation.
I have seen hobbyists vehemently state that frozen foods shouldn't be fed on a regular basis as they are like 'potato chips', and yet my wild bettas live on a diet that is about 90% frozen foods and 10% live.
I think RussellTheShihTzu hits the nail on the head. Some brands are better than others, and the better brands tend to enrich their foods with added vitamins and minerals. For example, adult brine shrimp offers very little nutritional value and undoubtedly would cause problems if it formed the bulk of a fish's diet. However, brands such as Hikari improve the nutritional value of brine shrimp by fortifying their product with spirulina and added vitamins and minerals.
Having never fed freeze-dried foods to my fish I can't comment on whether or not they contribute/cause bloating or constipation.
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