Dispar_Anthias Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I never did a product review before but decide to start a thread for this fish feed because I believe this is an amazing product and would benefit many reefers. This feed is brought in by one of our sponsor and sold at Aquarium Iwarna. When I first saw this product, I am abit sceptical and reluctant mainly due to its price (yes, its slightly pricier than average marine feed), packaging( old packaging is pretty dull) and it does not states whether it is for fresh or marine usage. Decide to give it a try as I witness a Mitratus butterfly (a deepwater butterfly which has the tendency to lose its colour in our bright setup) which I gave to a fellow reefer returning back close to its original colouration after feeding on this product for a few months. The purchase of this feed coincide with the purchase of my Bandit Angelfish, a fish infamous for being a finicky feeder and poor survival reord in captivity. Initially, I thought the best way to get this fish to feed was to entice it with frozen meaty food but despite many attempts, the fish show no interest in any frozen that I feed it with. As days past, the fish began to lose it weight so I decide to give the TDO C-2 a try and guess what, the fish began to devour every pellet with gusto. From then on, my Bandit slowly regain back its weight and return back to its original health. And now whenever, I walked out of the fridge with TDO in my hands, my Bandit will just follow and look so excited. This is not an isolated case because, I have seen a newly arrive Bandit in Iwarna in one of the recent shipment not looking too interested in any dry feed so I as them to try out TDO and again the fish take the pellet immediately. There are many incidents which I have witness but sadly deleted or did not have pictures to show such as getting my Big Interruptus to return back to its original health from a emiciated state (sunken forehead and stomach) during my tank change. Nonetheless, I always have this believe that to keep a fish thriving in tip top condition, one cannot depend solely on a kind/brand of food as our fish will need all the different minerals and nutrients there is. Hence, I always mix a different varieties of dry feeds in a single feeding and currently all my fishes are feeding on a combination of (TDO C-2 + TDO Chroma Boost + Dr Bassler forte + Dr Bassler Chlorella + Fauna Marin's Ultra Health + Danichi Reef Veggie FX). Last but no least, I have heard from reefers who are currently using this feed can atest that their fishes colour look more vibrant and that is what I have witness on my fishes as well. Thus, any reefers who have not used this product and are looking for a good fish food can give TDO a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hanafi_weeseng Posted September 22, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted September 22, 2013 Can use it as coral food too ,soak the pellets in di water and crush them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Available through Madpetz, Marinelife & Fish Channel too. New stocks in by next Weekend.. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted September 22, 2013 Senior Reefer Share Posted September 22, 2013 Just some experience with this product. i had a very finicky blenny that NEVER ate anything else except fish eggs. it starved for many weeks and was not looking good. one day i threw pellets for the other fishes and that blenny took a huge liking toward this product and has never looked back since. it is now fat and healthy. have seen wild caught finicky angels such as bandit, bicolour and many other butterflies feed on this food as well. a must try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Does it come in bigger pallet size for large fish? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 Can use it as coral food too ,soak the pellets in di water and crush them. Yes, read in RC that this pellet even stimulate corals especially LPS species to feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 Does it come in bigger pallet size for large fish? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Yes, I believe so, size should be EP-2 about 2.3mm according to APBreed website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Evolutionz Posted September 22, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted September 22, 2013 can pm me the price? Quote EvolutionZ's Floating Reef: (Decommed) EvolutionZ's 4ft shallow Mixed Reef Build : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Very good food that help bring back my almost dying anemone. My 2x new purple firefish also eating the pellets within an hour of adding them into the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 Its not just Bandit that this food is working on, I have seen so many finicy fishes that take this food with gusto such as Achilles Tang, Moorish Idol, Regal Angelfish and Multibar Angelfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tec Posted September 22, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted September 22, 2013 Its not just Bandit that this food is working on, I have seen so many finicy fishes that take this food with gusto such as Achilles Tang, Moorish Idol, Regal Angelfish and Multibar Angelfish. Did u try on mandarin fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Did u try on mandarin fish. Have not tried on Mandarin dragonet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 thanks for sharing No problem bro as I believe really good stuff should be shared. If you look at my latest tank thread photo, it has the pic of my large Interruptus angelfish at its current state but before its forehead was sunken in quite badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hanafi_weeseng Posted September 23, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted September 23, 2013 Did u try on mandarin fish. My mandarin pair I bought last monday not taking the pellets yet. Will update if they eat the pellets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiH@M Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Its not just Bandit that this food is working on, I have seen so many finicy fishes that take this food with gusto such as Achilles Tang, Moorish Idol, Regal Angelfish and Multibar Angelfish. Can pm me the price for TDC-EP1 and TDO-Chroma Boost EP1, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 My mandarin pair I bought last monday not taking the pellets yet. Will update if they eat the pellets To get mandarin to feed on pellets demands lots of effort, time and patience that is why LFS are the one who are usually more successful. Simple reason is that their diet is made up of almost 100% pods. Even if one can get a mandarin to feed on pellet, they still need a non- competitive environment to survive as they are usually too slow to compete for the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Can pm me the price for TDC-EP1 and TDO-Chroma Boost EP1, thanks. Hi, I am just doing a product review, no wanting to be involve in the commercial end therefore suggest you pm our sponsor Aquafauna Supplies or Aquarium Iwarna for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hanafi_weeseng Posted September 23, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted September 23, 2013 To get mandarin to feed on pellets demands lots of effort, time and patience that is why LFS are the one who are usually more successful. Simple reason is that their diet is made up of almost 100% pods. Even if one can get a mandarin to feed on pellet, they still need a non- competitive environment to survive as they are usually too slow to compete for the food. Quite true,they are slow compare to fish like tangs which will chase for their food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Quite true,they are slow compare to fish like tangs which will chase for their food So by the time the pellets gets to the bottom of the tank where mandarin will feed, the pellet would probably be gone or blown away by wavemaker. This is of course unless you flood your tank with food which will then again foul your water. Therefore, only suggest one to try out dragonet if your tank is mature enough and has enough pods to sustain this amazing fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cutebarra77 Posted October 21, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted October 21, 2013 I have read the product info across the types and am I right to say the key difference btn C1, C2 and EP1 is just the pellet size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklhc Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Lfs told me its just pellet size. After feeding them my fishes really show nicer color. Going to stick to this Sent from my LG-E988 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 What is the price? Can PM me Quote 6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08) 4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09) 5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 5*2.5*2(LED only) Eheim return 1 * pump 1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil 2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40, 1X6085 Tunze wm, 1 CURVE 7 Skimmer 1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3 Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium 1 Full spectrum E27 led light 1 CR control by bubble count Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016 Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrookiesjeremy Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Have been using this pellet for fishes and corals since they were brought to sg, review is good even those fishes i previously have problem changing to pellet had since accepted this pellet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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