jumbo Spectrum pellets: what LFS sells them?

[Gary Majchrzak]

not small, medium or large...

looking for a local source of JUMBO Spectrum pellets.

 

[Srixon]

Gary.....I know I have seen them at ABC in Fairport but you might want to call to make sure.....and if they don't you know they can get them.

 

[block head]

deathco had a bunch of spectrum products

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks for the tips.

deathco on Ridge in Greece?
I get my large pellets from ABC. I'd prefer to give them my business.

 

[block head]

irondequoit. not a fan of petco. was sidetracked while shoping for the pooch

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

update

update

I'm bummed.

My jumbo Spectrum pellets are floaters. This is not good- I need sinkers!

 

[EllieSuz]

Have you tried soaking them in a little tank water first? I do that with my small pellets so they sink faster. Maybe it will work with the larger ones too.

 

[frofan]

Gary, I have the same problem with my small Spectrum pellets. I have an automatic feeder and a quarter of them seem to find the overflow before they sink.

 

[GMaquarium]

How about a feeding ring. You can buy or make one. Set your auto feeder or drop the food into the ring and they don't float away into the drain.

 

[TripleT]

I'm bummed.

My jumbo Spectrum pellets are floaters. This is not good- I need sinkers!

Different formula, but these sink:

Depending on who is eating them, you can sink the ones you have using one of these:

I use this, and it takes my clown goby and cleaner shrimp a few hours to eat one pellet. And as they peck away at it, they are feeding my other fish with the bits that float away.

 

[Conesus_Kid]

Gary-
Are the pellets too large for the return pump/funnel feeding mechanism?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Gary-
Are the pellets too large for the return pump/funnel feeding mechanism?

nope.

Once they get soaked enough to sink down to the pump intake they go right through the water returns. Some of 'em get diced up by my main pump. All are nice and soft by the time they enter the display. My fish are learning rather quickly to hit the pellets BEFORE they reach the overflow but I still end up with a few jumbo pellets sitting on top of my drains.

I was wondering if Spectrum made a sinking jumbo.

If not, they should consider it!

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

I was wondering if Spectrum made a sinking jumbo.

Surrrrrrrrrrvey says, YES!

http://nlsfishfood.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=60

depending on what you mean by "sinking jumbo" at least. They make a 6mm "Thera-A" sinking, and a 10mm "Mega Fish" sinking.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

good link.

I need to experiment.

 

[Jacwil]

Gary just toss a cpl meatballs in there and call it done!!! :thumbsup:

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

I've just tried NLS pellets for the first time since so many on here swear by them. Apparently my fish never got the memo. A few of the gobies will poke at them, but no one else will even look at them.