looking for a good pellet food.

[jason2459]

Ingredients list was cut off. If there's another pellet out there that has the same or better Ash, Moisture, and Whole foods content I'm all for trying it out.

NLS AlgaeMax

Ingredients Algae; Chlorella, Ulva Seaweed, Red Seaweed, Kelp, Spirulina, Wakame Seaweed, Whole Antarctic Krill, Whole Fish, Eucheuma cottonii, Spinosum Seaweed, Chondrus crispus, Whole Wheat Flour, Omega-3 Fish Oil, Alfalfa, Astaxanthin, Capsanthin, Zeaxanthin, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Choline Chloride, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, and Manganese Sulfate.

Guaranteed Analysis/Analytical Constituents:
Crude Protein 32.0% min
Crude Fat 5.0% min
Crude Fiber 10.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Ash 9.0% max
Vitamin A 8,000 lU/Kg min
Vitamin D 2,500 IU/Kg min
Vitamin E 200 lU/Kg min


And the Marine Formula that I mix it with.

Ingredients: Whole Antarctic Krill, Whole Fish, Whole Wheat Flour, Ulva Seaweed, Chlorella Algae, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Kelp, Garlic, Alfalfa, Scallops, Omega-3 Fish Oil, Wakame Seaweed, Spinosum Seaweed, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, L-Ascorby-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Choline Chloride, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate and Manganese Sulfate.

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein 37.0% min.
Crude Fat 6.0% min.
Crude Fiber 4.0% max.
Moisture 10.0% max.
Ash 8.0% max.
Vitamin A 8,000 IU/kg min.
Vitamin D 2,500 IU/kg min.
Vitamin E 200 IU/kg min.

 

[kangaroo]

I have been feeding my fish NLS exclusively for over 12 years and I am amazed how the color of my fish look. No HLLE in all my tangs & angel. Prior to feeding NLS, HLLE is always a problem, such as purple tang or emperor angel. In Australia, it is a very well regarded marine food.

 

[calcium king]

Hmmmmmmm, calcium king supposed join date Dec.,2009 not activity until 12/12/2016 no Hello post no nothing until 12/12/2016 and it not an opinion, or saying I use this, Its a supposed Lab report specifically on Ethoxyquin levels on a rapidly growing fish food. Could it be, maybe but something seems kind of fishy to me.

Hey,

Yes, I basically read the forum, but don't post unless it's something I really feel the need to contribute. But these repeated big claims by the company bothered me as not credible so I tested it... and it was cheap to do. It's no mystery. As far as whether the previous report is legitimate, you can definitely do due diligence on that lab and verify with them.

In the meantime, in the interest of fairness and completeness I did a test with another accredited lab on a separate sample (Midwest Labs). You can again check with them directly rather than just assuming it's 'fishy'. It's pretty easy to do due diligence on the doc.

Here is page 1:
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146421574@N07/32013301351/in/dateposted-public/" title="Test Results Page 1: Midwest Laboratories"><img src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/772/32013301351_1c149689d6_c.jpg" width="800" height="595" alt="Test Results Page 1: Midwest Laboratories"></a>

Here is page 2:
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146421574@N07/32013321641/in/dateposted-public/" title="Untitled"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/1/473/32013321641_02ee60c5a1_c.jpg" width="800" height="595" alt="Untitled"></a>
Here's the direct links:

Page 1:
https://flic.kr/p/QLUxaz

Page 2:
https://flic.kr/p/QLUDcp

 

[carlos 1937]

In light of false the claim made by Nothfin "ethoxyquin free" statement which proved to be on contrary.
NLS claim their food can prevent lateral line disease, hole in the head, fin erosion, maintain vibrant color and vitality, if feed exclusively. It sound too good to be true, but could this be true??? Or just a marketing ploy? Other than kangaroo post. Is this the consensus opinions and experience from the RC members?

 

[jason2459]

In light of false the claim made by Nothfin "ethoxyquin free" statement which proved to be on contrary.
NLS claim their food can prevent lateral line disease, hole in the head, fin erosion, maintain vibrant color and vitality, if feed exclusively. It sound too good to be true, but could this be true??? Or just a marketing ploy? Other than kangaroo post. Is this the consensus opinions and experience from the RC members?

I feed NLS 4x a day. Marine and AlgaeMax. My yellow belly blue tank has some HLLE.

 

[seahorse88]

My experience with NLS has been more than positive. In the last 16 years, I have not seen a single case of HLLE on all my fish. This is all I fed Thera+A and more recently, I added algaemax to give them more plant matters, which is a bonus.

 

[PurpleCarpet]

NLS AlgaeMax, Thera A and Probiotix get fed exclusively. All fish love them and are thriving, not just living.