difference between flake and pellet..

drab911

Hey everyone.. I noticed that some fish such as the opaline gourami requires flake food,, is there any difference in feeding them pellets? Or do I need to get and get flakes?? THanks.. he seems to be eating it but he just puts it in his mouth and spits it out over and over eventually eating it..

M_wm · Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

The pellets i feed my fish require like alot of preasure to break. The guramis is probably waiting till its soft enough to bit into. Most cichlid pellets have lots of protien and i dont think guramis need that much.

drab911 · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject:

well the pellets say that htey are good for "all tropical fish" so I am planning on getting little dworf frogs and some zebra danios in the future.. will this food be suitable or should I go and buy some flake food?

Aqueous · Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:17 am Post subject:

If you're going to get danios I've found that with my danios they do better on flakes. I have "Micro Granules" (a lot smaller than pellets) and I've found they have a hard time eating them.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

If you're going to get african dwarf frogs, you should get pellets specifically for them (HBH makes some).

-Chelle