Omega One

[Cincy Ranchu]

All,

When I got back from vacation in July I got a note that members of the AGA got a nice discount on Omega One, all you had to do is go the the AGA web site and call or email Lisa Smith at Omega. I did this and tried several categories and they shipped me some additional samples for the Breeders Social.
I have tried large quantities of the small (1.5mm sinking pellet and the 3mm sinking pellet for goldfish) and the color food also 1.5 MM and the Koi Wheat germ. 30 plus pounds later I have some notes to share;

- The standard Goldfish 1.5mm sinking pellet is now my house standard for daily feeding indoors. Fish like it, youngsters can start eating at 6 weeks and the ingredients are far superior. First 3 ingredients are fish or shrimp.
- the 3mm pellet is well liked by my big fish outdoors and indoors. I reccomend most for things in the 6" + range like Bristols, older veils and fantails.

Both of the above work extremely well in feeders.

- I just completed a six week study on the color food at 1.5mm sinking. I did a great American blue calico fantail to a Philly Veiltail cross this this year. The F-1 are now 4". In the nacreous fish I am shocked to say that the the blue pigments have increased in area on a fish that has a white background and the color is more intense. I have never seen this. In the same fish group, red and white fish calicoes are deeper red.

I also forced decoloring of BB Ranchu to their red and white paterns in 3 weeks of intermitant feeding.

Their claim is that they use all natural wild Salmon skin for their coloring agent. If only they could give me wens like Saki purple for Ranchu I could reduce my 10' operating budget by eliminating that specialty food altogether...:yess::exact:

Anybody else tried this?:coffee:

THX GH

[abbeh15]

I haven't tested it to the extent you have GH, but I have been using the Goldfish sinking pellets(small & medium) for a few years now. Since this food is made here in AK, I usually get it pretty fresh. I am impressed with this food overall, color & growth wise. The broadtail ryukins you sent me have doubled in size.

[jinyu_fan]

I've also used the Omega One small pellets for a couple of year and like it very much. I also have the algae disks which I feed to my Red Cherry Shrimp and oto - they swarm all over it. I haven't tried the color food yet and I am now tempted to try it on the goldies.

[Cincy Ranchu]

I haven't tested it to the extent you have GH, but I have been using the Goldfish sinking pellets(small & medium) for a few years now. Since this food is made here in AK, I usually get it pretty fresh. I am impressed with this food overall, color & growth wise. The broadtail ryukins you sent me have doubled in size.

Mine are starting to spawn I am pretty excited, bringing the outdoor ones in soon
THX GH

[BruceP]

Lisa Smith sent me some samples to try a coupla weeks ago. Fish seem to go for it fine but I need to bring some quantity in to see any results. Torn between getting the 1.5mm and the 3mm. Problem as I see it with anything 2mm and under is that the pecs fan the food away before the fish can eat it and I end up with more wasted food because it ends up in the bottom drains.

[small_ranchu]

Bruce,
At one of the thread in the past, we have the discussion of the size of the pellet and turn out that small pellet is better for goldfish. Hope I can find the thread for you.

[George Ludrosky]

I've used the omega one fish foods and my fish seem to really like them. I know alot of cichlid people that swear by the omega one foods.

[Cincy Ranchu]

Lisa Smith sent me some samples to try a coupla weeks ago. Fish seem to go for it fine but I need to bring some quantity in to see any results. Torn between getting the 1.5mm and the 3mm. Problem as I see it with anything 2mm and under is that the pecs fan the food away before the fish can eat it and I end up with more wasted food because it ends up in the bottom drains.

I have tried both and like both. I moved to 1.5mm as my standard indoor size a couple of years ago, I seem to get no floating fish since I have done that...

Try the 1.5mm:exact:

[BruceP]

Thanx for your input Gary. I'll order 10# of the 1.5mm today and give it a try.