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hope u like ure new workplace was my ex employer. Can jio u for dinner/supper if i'm ard the area and you happen to still be in office!

I think I did this before... but

I have seen Henry from ML train his angler to accept his gourmet food. According to him, he just keeps feeding until they accept it. You can check with him?

Sometimes it's just impossible to wean a fish to processed food, sucks but have to accept that. Hope yours starts feeding soon though!

ok let's meet at 12.15 at Novena MRT station control can cab down from there. So far should be Justin, Jacky and myself.

err i dunno how to get down also... I know there's a direct bus from my office to RB, hopefully it goes to SL too? Actually I'm not v. familiar with Balestier area also. Need to check google maps le

I have 3 cans of NLS, 2 cans of ON pellets haha anyone wants pellets just look for Jacky or myself

yeah so sorry about Sun, left the house earlier than expected. Anyway you didn't miss much, unless you want to admire red slime and macro algae lol Give me some time to rebuild the tank...

I can trade Fish food for Loy Kee food for you to try. haha Let me know, I can pass you some on thurs.

Phwar! zun bor? :) Anyway my credit card bills... hopefully it's a one off that doesn't happen anymore. Jacky should know why (or at least be able to infer why)

Apart from the usual nutritional food that it gives to our fishes, spirulina and colour enhancers aside, the most wow ingredient that attracted me to buying this in the first place was... Cyclop-eeze®!!!! so... What's so interesting about cyclopeeze in a pellet right? I can always buy cyclopeeze off the shelf if I really want to feed my fishes with it right? well, the main advantage to me is when I'm trying to wean my fishes to pellets. In my limited experience, I've never seen any fish not get excited when I feed cyclopeeze. They might not be able to identify cyclopeeze as food, but they can sense 'food!'. Even the ones that don't eat will swim around actively trying to figure out where to find the gourmet food. (btw I use frozen cyclopeeze, not the flakes or dried ones, so results may differ.) My male lyretail anthias has been with me for ~3-4 months, simply refuses to feed on pellets. Using the following method, I successfully weaned him onto pellets in 1 month. Week 0: Add cyclopeeze to tank. He gets excited, can sense food but don't know where to find it. Week 1: Gradually he realises that those small flakes is actually food! Starts chomping down on them whenever I add into the water. Week 2: Recognises cyclopeeze as food. I cut cyclopeeze completely and start feeding Dainichi. Stupid fella smells the cyclopeeze, but doesn't even notice it as food. Other fishes have a feast. Week 2.5: After starving him for afew days, I relent. Mixed the pellets with cyclopeeze in tank water and threw them in. Week 3: Cut cyclopeeze again. Beginning to try to eat the pellet, but still spits it out after eating. Maybe he doesn't like the taste of pellets. Week 4: Won the battle!

First up, a picture of how the packaging looks like... +1 to the packaging. It comes in packet form, and has zip lock to seal up after us, keeping the freshness of the pellets They come in either 57g or 250g packets. Unless you're running a fish shop, I think the smaller packet would suffice for most of the bros here. Although it says "Baby Pellet" don't be fooled. The pellets are medium sized, and is good sized for most fishes. Not recommended for baby fishes, although my 1" true perc still manages to grab a few pellets during meal time. greedy fella!

Don't think anyone has done a review on this great product yet... so here goes. A short description of the product first: MARINE FX is highly concentrated with seven seperate applications of color enhancers, including pure cultured spirulina, Cyclop-eeze®, NatuRose® (Haematococcus algae) and krill. These ingredients contain natural pigments, minerals and nutrients designed to maximize the color and luster of your maine fish, while providing them with a high protein, well balanced diet. This formula is especially ideal for omnivorous fish and invertebrates. Feed your fish only as much as they will eat immediately in a few minutes, 1 to 3 times daily. Smaller, more frequent feedings are much safer and healthier than larger, single feedings. Guaranteed Analysis Min.crude protein: 45% Min. crude fat: 7% Max. crude fiber: 3% Min. calcium: 2% Max. moisture: 9% Ingredients White fish meal, wheat germ, wheat flour, spirulina, shrimp meal, soybean meal, krill, Cyclop-eeze®, brewers yeast, montmorillonite clay, powdered milk, vitamin mix*, mineral mix*, garlic, Haematococcus algae, protease and natural gum. *Vitamin Mix & Mineral Mix: Vitamin A Acetate, D-Activated Animal-Sterol (D3), DL Alphatocopherol (E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate ©, B12 Supplement, Choline Chloride, Niacin, Inositol, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (K), Biotin, Cobalt Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide. All Dainichi pellets are encapsulated with a unique blend of vitamins and minerals (after the cooking phase) to preserve the potency of key nutrients and vital, heat-sensitive ingredients. This powerful nutritional coating helps boost your fishes immune system response, prevent bloat by increasing digestibility and repair surface damage. Because our color enhancers are in their natural state, Dainichi is particularly effective for enhancing the color, luster and sheen of your marine fish.

lol sounds like me. I used to feed 10+ different kinds of food, just to get my fish feeding... I've since cut down to nls and Dainichi Marine pellets. btw Desi, the pellet food I was talking about the other day over lunch was Dainichi from RD.

Sure! I cut the whole lot for you Lucky i never trim them over the weekend, they were getting quite an eyesore in the tank.

hmmm Jacky says Loy Kee's not cheap I just got my credit card bill... And tt's w/o spending anything on my tank...

btw for those interested in alternative history, number 9 of the spectecular underwater structures, Yonaguni, Japan: The Underwater Monument has got some ppl v. excited over the possibility of an alternative perspective on ancient civilisations. Can google 'Graham Hancock' if interested.

gasp... dream home! Sometimes, money does make the world go round.

Most of our sponsors do tank setup. Can check with them.

I guess most guys are addicted to high tech toys. Jacky has mentioned the 2 biggest benefits of the mp10, but if you ask me, it is not a must have. but definitely good to have

In addition I would cure the live rock for another 2-3 weeks just to ensure the dieoffs don't crash my system. This applies more if I am changing live rocks in my tank. The other thing to take note of is the changing of rockscape will prob stress your fishes. So try to do it only after your fishes have stabilised. Don't add the live rocks the day after you add a new fish into your tank. I would wait at least 2 weeks to let the fish settle down.

12.30 for me.

Since most of us don't practice the correct method of quarantine, our tanks are normally not ich free. The fishes just get more resistance to ich. That's why new fishes added into our tank gets ich, coz their resistance is lower. Most impt is to keep our fishes healthy, fighting fit and in a stress free environment. Like us, when our body condition is strong, we won't succumb to the normal flu bug etc. But if we get stressed at work, don't get enough sleep etc. then more prone to falling sick. Sama sama analogy

I trim mine every couple of weeks. I find them beneficial for nutrient export.

nah just take a bus down lor. anyway think we're meeting on thurs right? coz SL closed on Mon n Wed.